1945 Bolventor Halifax crash
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.jpg) A Handley Page Halifax similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 September 1945 |
| Summary | Loss of control |
| Site | Priddacombe Downs, Bodmin Moor near Bolventor, Cornwall, England 50°33′44″N 4°33′58″W / 50.5621°N 4.5662°WCoordinates: 50°33′44″N 4°33′58″W / 50.5621°N 4.5662°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Handley Page Halifax Mk VII |
| Operator | 664 Squadron, Royal Air Force |
| Registration | PN305 |
| Flight origin | RAF Tarrant Rushton, England |
| Destination | Lajes Air Base, Portugal |
| Occupants | 21 |
| Passengers | 14 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 21 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The 1945 Bolventor Halifax crash occurred 14 September 1945 when a Royal Air Force Handley Page Halifax Mk VII crashed while en-route from RAF Tarrant Rushton to Lajes Air Base, Azores. While over Cornwall a electrical failure caused an inflatable dinghy to activate and blown up. The inflatable dinghy came out of the aircrafts wing stowage and fouled around the tail assembly, restricting the elevators & control of the aircraft was lost. The aircraft went into a dive & crashed into Priddacombe Downs near the hamlet of Bolventor. All 21 passengers and crew died in the crash.[1] [2]
References[edit]
- ↑ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence #160769". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ↑ "Crash of a Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VII in Bolventor: 21 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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