Date & Time:
Apr 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow
Operator:
Registration:
K6985
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hatston - Hatston
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a reconnaissance mission over the North Sea. While taxiing at RAF Hatston, near Kirkwall, the aircraft went out of control and collided with a hangar. All crewmen were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
