ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18852
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| Date: | Monday 16 September 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax C.8 |
| Owner/operator: | London Aero & Motor Services (LAMS) |
| Registration: | G-AHZM |
| MSN: | 1333 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Elstree Aerodrome, Elstree, Aldenham, Hertfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Elstree Airfield, Elstree, Hertfordshire |
| Elstree Airfield, Elstree, Hertfordshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Handley Page Halifax C.VIII G-AHZM (ex-RAF Halifax PP260). First registered as G-AHZM 14 April 1946. Written off (damaged beyond repair) in a hard landing at Elstree Aerodrome, Elstree, Aldenham, Hertfordshire 16 September 1946.
The crew was completing a test flight in Elstree Airfield. On final approach, during the last segment, the pilot in command stalled the aircraft that landed hard. On impact, the undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft came to rest on runway. While all four crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was written off.
Despite being written off on 16 September 1946, the registration G-AHZM was only belatedly cancelled by the Air Ministry on 31 October 1952. The aircraft 's registration card stated "Cancellation by Secretary of State 31.10.52. See File SG138/07 - Liquidation". Which implies that London Aero & Motor Services (LAMS) went into liquidation at the end of 1952, and that G-AHZM was sold for scrap by the liquidators in order to raise funds to pay creditors.
Sources:
1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-handley-page-hp70-halifax-viii-elstree
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AHZM.pdf
3. http://halifax346et347.canalblog.com/archives/les_halifax_ii_v_iii_vi_et_vii_/index.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elstree_Aerodrome#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-May-2010 12:53 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2017 22:27 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2018 09:15 | TB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2019 22:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2023 17:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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