Cheshire

A group of seven Handley Page H.P.50 Heyford departed Belfast-Aldergrove Airport at 1045LT on a formation flight to RAF Finningley. Upon departure, weather conditions were excellent. After crossing the Irish Sea and flying over Barrow-in-Furness, the crew encountered clouds and severe icing conditions. Unable to maintain the altitude, the crew made an emergency landing in an open field in Disley. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all four crew members were uninjured.

A group of seven Handley Page H.P.50 Heyford departed Belfast-Aldergrove Airport at 1045LT on a formation flight to RAF Finningley. Upon departure, weather conditions were excellent. After crossing the Irish Sea and flying over Barrow-in-Furness, the crew encountered clouds and severe icing conditions. Unable to maintain the altitude, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a prairie. It collided with a hedge, a fence and telegraph pole before coming to rest on its nose. All four crew members evacuated with minor injuries.

The crew was performing a test flight in the region of Woodford Aerodrome, south of Stockport. En route, he was forced to make an emergency landing in Cheadle Hulme. While the crew was unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was performing a training flight out from Woodford Airport. En route, the engine failed, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft collided with an iron fence and came to rest. While both occupants were injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.