Abingdon - Abingdon

On July 26, 1955 at 12:00 AM, Abingdon - Abingdon experienced a crash involving Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Abingdon AFB Oxfordshire.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a local training sortie at RAF Abingdon on behalf of the 24th Squadron. On approach, the captain ask his crew to be ready as he wanted to perform a short landing and they must shut down the engine in due time. In a certain confusion, the flight engineer understood the words 'shut down the engine' only and immediately shut down all four engines. The aircraft stalled and hit the ground short of runway, lost a wing and came to rest. While all three crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration WJ341, MSN 142, year of manufacture 1952.