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| Date: | Saturday 12 December 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Heyford Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 102 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K4874 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dingle Farm, near Oldham, Greater Manchester urban county, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aldergrove, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire |
Three of seven RAF Handley Page Heyford Mk III bomber planes crashed on their way back to the home base. Three force-landed. Only one reached the destination.
The crew of K4874 bailed out after encountering thick icing fog.
Sources:
Jenaer Volksblatt 14 December 1936
https://books.google.nl/books?id=bNeXAwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA9&ots=L31a5S95yU&dq=heyford%2012%20december%201936&hl=nl&pg=PA10#v=onepage&q=heyford%2012%20december%201936&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2020 07:15 | harro | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2024 19:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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