Boscombe Down - Boscombe Down

On March 2, 1955 at 12:00 AM, Boscombe Down - Boscombe Down experienced a crash involving Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Boscombe Down AFB Wiltshire.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a local training flight at RAF Boscombe Down. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane nosed up and climbed steeply to a height of 300 feet then banked right, stalled and crashed. Two crew members were killed while two others were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration WD484, MSN 112, year of manufacture 1951.