PP232
Flight / Schedule
PP232
Aircraft
Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIIIRegistration
PP232
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFDate
August 23, 1946 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Lawshall Suffolk
Region
Europe • United Kingdom
Coordinates
52.1560°, 0.7234°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On August 23, 1946 at 12:00 AM, PP232 experienced a crash involving Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Lawshall Suffolk.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. While completing a training sortie at low height, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a huge explosion in a field. All three crew members were killed. Crew (304th Squadron): F/Lt Dabrowski, F/Lt Matylis, F/Sgt Michalak.
Aircraft reference details include registration PP232.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.1560°, 0.7234°.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
3
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
While completing a training sortie at low height, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a huge explosion in a field. All three crew members were killed. Crew (304th Squadron): F/Lt Dabrowski, F/Lt Matylis, F/Sgt Michalak.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • United Kingdom
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIIIRegistration
PP232
