Date & Time:
Sep 13, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow
Operator:
Registration:
K6937
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, an engine failed, forcing the crew to divert to the nearest US airfield. On touchdown, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a USAF parked C-47. Both aircraft were destroyed and the fate of the crew remains unknown as well as the exact place of occurrence.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
