Accident Handley Page Halifax GR.VI RG850, Saturday 5 March 1949
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Date:Saturday 5 March 1949
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic hlfx model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Handley Page Halifax GR.VI
Owner/operator:224 Sqn RAF
Registration: RG850
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:La Línea de la Concepción -   Spain
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Aldergrove, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Destination airport:RAF North Front, Gibraltar (LXGB)
Narrative:
Crashed.

Sources:

Imperio 6 March 1949, p1
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110448235/maksymilian-cichoszewski

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
07-Jun-2010 01:40 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Narrative, ]
26-Apr-2014 19:15 TB Updated [Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ]
29-Apr-2015 08:41 Anon. Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, ]
09-Mar-2017 15:19 Dr.John Smith Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
29-Oct-2019 23:21 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
01-Nov-2019 16:00 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
20-Jun-2024 12:32 TB Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ]

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