Handley Page plane crashes

249 crashes involving Handley Page aircraft since 1918, with 1,014 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 249
• Fatal crashes: 138
• Fatalities: 1,014
• First recorded: June 8, 1918
• Most recent: April 8, 1997

Deadliest

1. April 10, 1965: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Damascus Damascus Governorate, Syria (54 fatalities)
2. July 6, 1965: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Little Baldon Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (41 fatalities)
3. February 24, 1969: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Tainan Tainan City, Taiwan (36 fatalities)
4. September 11, 1984: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Kandala, Bandundu, Democratic Republic of Congo (30 fatalities)
5. September 11, 1984: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Kandala, Bandundu, DR Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (30 fatalities)

Models

• Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII (39)
• Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow (34)
• Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings (34)
• Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II (31)
• Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax III (18)
• Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald (17)
• Handley Page H.P.12 (11)
• Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes (10)
• Handley Page H.P.137 Jetstream (7)
• Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VII (7)
• Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V (6)
• Handley Page H.P.30 (4)

Countries

• United Kingdom (114)
• France (22)
• Germany (22)
• Netherlands (13)
• International waters and airspace (7)
• Colombia (6)
• Italy (6)
• Sudan (4)
• United States (4)
• Egypt (3)
• Ireland (3)
• Libya (3)

Years

• 1944 (43)
• 1948 (16)
• 1949 (16)
• 1943 (14)
• 1942 (11)
• 1938 (10)
• 1946 (9)
• 1947 (9)
• 1940 (8)
• 1950 (7)
• 1920 (6)
• 1952 (6)

All crashes (page 1 of 3)

• April 8, 1997: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Bournemouth-Hurn, Dorset, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• September 16, 1991: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz (ex Soledad), Atlántico, Colombia (7 fatalities)
• November 5, 1989: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Roncesvalles, Tolima, Colombia (6 fatalities)
• November 5, 1989: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Roncesvalles, Tolima, Colombia (6 fatalities)
• May 8, 1989: Handley Page H.P.137 Jetstream, Isle of Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• May 8, 1989: Handley Page H.P.137 Jetstream, Isle of Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• September 11, 1984: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Kandala, Bandundu, Democratic Republic of Congo (30 fatalities)
• September 11, 1984: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Kandala, Bandundu, DR Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (30 fatalities)
• April 17, 1981: Handley Page H.P.137 Jetstream, Loveland, Colorado, United States (13 fatalities)
• April 17, 1981: Handley Page H.P.137 Jetstream, Loveland, Colorado, USA, United States (13 fatalities)
• January 17, 1976: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Kuala Lumpur-Subang-Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Selangor, Malaysia (0 fatalities)
• June 22, 1975: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Bogotá-El Dorado Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• December 24, 1974: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Jersey Channel Islands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• November 1, 1974: Handley Page H.P.137 Jetstream, Little Rissington AFB Gloucestershire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• November 2, 1973: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Villavicencio Meta, Colombia (6 fatalities)
• May 7, 1972: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Valledupar Cesar, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• November 4, 1970: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Rome-Ciampino Lazio, Italy (0 fatalities)
• March 6, 1970: Handley Page H.P.137 Jetstream, Samedan Graubünden, Switzerland (11 fatalities)
• September 29, 1969: Handley Page H.P.137 Jetstream, Courtyard Farm Norfolk, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• February 24, 1969: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Tainan Tainan City, Taiwan (36 fatalities)
• November 3, 1967: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Curitiba Paraná, Brazil (21 fatalities)
• June 9, 1967: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, West Raynham AFB Norfolk, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• May 4, 1966: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, El Adem Butnan, Libya (0 fatalities)
• July 6, 1965: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Little Baldon Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (41 fatalities)
• April 10, 1965: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Damascus Damascus Governorate, Syria (54 fatalities)
• March 17, 1965: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Musquodoboit Nova Scotia, Canada (8 fatalities)
• December 17, 1963: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Thorney Island AFB West Sussex, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• March 7, 1962: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Thorney Island AFB West Sussex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 27, 1961: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Belfast-Aldergrove Antrim, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• October 10, 1961: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, El Adem Butnan, Libya (17 fatalities)
• May 29, 1961: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Singapore-Seletar, Singapore (13 fatalities)
• January 23, 1961: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Nairobi-Eastleigh (Moi Air Base) Nairobi City District, Kenya (0 fatalities)
• October 9, 1960: Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes, Southend Essex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 8, 1960: Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes, London-Heathrow London Metropolis, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 1, 1960: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Gan AFB (Addu Atoll) South Province, Maldivian Islands (0 fatalities)
• July 3, 1959: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Gan AFB (Addu Atoll) South Province, Maldivian Islands (0 fatalities)
• May 29, 1959: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Khartoum Khartoum, Sudan (5 fatalities)
• August 30, 1958: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Godalming Surrey, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• April 1, 1958: Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes, Meesden Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
• October 21, 1957: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Colerne AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• September 1, 1957: Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes, Calcutta-Dum Dum West Bengal, India (4 fatalities)
• November 5, 1956: Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes, Blackbushe Hampshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
• August 5, 1956: Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes, Faisal AFB (Mehran NAS) (Karachi) Sindh, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
• April 9, 1956: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Ataq Shabwah, Yemen (0 fatalities)
• September 13, 1955: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Dishforth AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
• September 9, 1955: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Darwin Northern Territory, Australia (0 fatalities)
• July 26, 1955: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Abingdon AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 2, 1955: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Boscombe Down AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• October 9, 1953: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Abingdon AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• July 27, 1953: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Hong Kong-Kai Tak Hong Kong, China (1 fatality)
• July 22, 1953: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Mediterranean Sea, World (0 fatalities)
• June 22, 1953: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Abingdon AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
• January 12, 1953: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Shallufa AFB Suez, Egypt (9 fatalities)
• September 16, 1952: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, North Ice Camp Northeast Greenland National Park, Greenland (0 fatalities)
• August 25, 1952: Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes, Trapani Sicily, Italy (7 fatalities)
• July 23, 1952: Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes, Pithiviers Loiret, France (0 fatalities)
• June 16, 1952: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• May 26, 1952: Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes, Atar Adrar, Mauritania (1 fatality)
• March 14, 1952: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Fāyid AFB Ismailia, Egypt (0 fatalities)
• April 12, 1951: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Negombo Western Province, Sri Lanka (0 fatalities)
• April 10, 1951: Handley Page H.P.82 Hermes V, Chilbolton Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 19, 1951: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Strubby AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
• March 8, 1951: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Bovingdon AFB Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• January 16, 1951: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Gibraltar, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 29, 1950: Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VI, Barra Head Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (8 fatalities)
• December 20, 1950: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Benina Benghazi, Libya (5 fatalities)
• November 25, 1950: Handley Page H.P.70 Halton I, Calcutta West Bengal, India (2 fatalities)
• July 31, 1950: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Dishforth AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• June 16, 1950: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Achill Island Connacht, Ireland (8 fatalities)
• April 16, 1950: Handley Page H.P.70 Halton I, Mt Hohgant Bern, Switzerland (6 fatalities)
• January 20, 1950: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Brindisi Apulia, Italy (0 fatalities)
• December 28, 1949: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Paris-Le Bourget Seine-Saint-Denis, France (0 fatalities)
• September 26, 1949: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Beacon Hill Wiltshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
• September 19, 1949: Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VI, Pointe-Noire Pointe-Noire City District, Congo (18 fatalities)
• July 16, 1949: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Berlin-Tegel Berlin, Germany (5 fatalities)
• July 9, 1949: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Atlantic Ocean, World (7 fatalities)
• July 6, 1949: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Schleswig AFB Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (0 fatalities)
• June 12, 1949: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Berlin-Tegel Berlin, Germany (0 fatalities)
• June 1, 1949: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Berlin-Tegel Berlin, Germany (0 fatalities)
• April 29, 1949: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Nauen Brandenburg, Germany (4 fatalities)
• April 9, 1949: Handley Page H.P.70 Halton I, Schleswig AFB Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (0 fatalities)
• April 6, 1949: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Schleswig AFB Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (0 fatalities)
• April 1, 1949: Handley Page H.P.70 Halton I, Schleswig AFB Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (0 fatalities)
• March 21, 1949: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Schleswig AFB Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (3 fatalities)
• March 5, 1949: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, La Línea de la Concepción Andalusia, Spain (5 fatalities)
• February 15, 1949: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Berlin-Tegel Berlin, Germany (0 fatalities)
• February 11, 1949: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Schleswig AFB Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Lyon-Bron Rhône, France (3 fatalities)
• October 8, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Berlin-Gatow Berlin, Germany (0 fatalities)
• October 2, 1948: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Dishforth AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• September 28, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Port Erin Isle of Man, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• September 26, 1948: Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VII, Mauripur AFB (Karachi) Sindh, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
• September 3, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Blackpool Lancashire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• July 30, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Casablanca Grand Casablanca, Morocco (0 fatalities)
• July 27, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Paris-Le Bourget Seine-Saint-Denis, France (0 fatalities)
• July 20, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Lod Central District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• May 25, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Albacete Castile-La Mancha, Spain (4 fatalities)
• May 23, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Studham Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• May 20, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Paris-Le Bourget Seine-Saint-Denis, France (0 fatalities)
• May 17, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Rennes Ille-et-Vilaine, France (0 fatalities)