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| Date: | Tuesday 16 January 1951 |
| Time: | 14:57 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax B Mk VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 202 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RG837 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF North Front -
 Gibraltar
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Front, Gibraltar (LXGB) |
| RAF North Front, Gibraltar (LXGB) |
Aircraft coded 'Y3-M' of 202 Squadron. The crew was engaged in a local training flight in Gibraltar-North Front Airfield. After completing several approaches with one engine inoperative, the pilot in command started a new approach when a second engine failed. The aircraft stalled and hit the runway surface, went out of control ran off the end of the runway, and came to rest partially submerged. All six crew members were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The exact cause of the engine failure remains unknown.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.110. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-handley-page-hp70-halifax-viii-gibraltar
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jun-2010 13:30 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Damage, ] |
| 07-Jun-2010 01:41 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 08-Apr-2011 08:54 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Total occupants, ] |
| 09-Jun-2012 20:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2012 07:23 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
| 03-Mar-2017 23:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Mar-2017 23:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 27-Oct-2019 21:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Oct-2019 21:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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