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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII in Lawshall: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
PP232
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While completing a training sortie at low height, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a huge explosion in a field. All three crew members were killed.
Crew (304th Squadron):
F/Lt Dabrowski,
F/Lt Matylis,
F/Sgt Michalak.
Probable cause:
The accident was caused by a pilot error.