Incident Handley Page Heyford Mk III K6898,
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Date:Saturday 12 December 1936
Time:
Type:Handley Page Heyford Mk III
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: K6898
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near York -   United Kingdom
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Aldergrove, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Destination airport:RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Three of seven RAF Handley Page Heyford Mk III bomber planes crashed on their way back to the home base. Three force-landed. Only one reached the destination.

Sources:

Jenaer Volksblatt 14 December 1936
https://books.google.nl/books?id=bNeXAwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA9&ots=L31a5S95yU&dq=heyford%2012%20december%201936&hl=nl&pg=PA10#v=onepage&q=heyford%2012%20december%201936&f=false

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Apr-2020 15:00 TB Added
04-Apr-2020 07:13 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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