Bergamo – Stansted

On July 31, 1947 at 12:00 AM, Bergamo – Stansted experienced a crash involving Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, operated by London Aero %26 Motor Services - LAMS, with the event recorded near Bergamo Lombardy.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the takeoff roll, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. All five crew members were unhurt while the aircraft christened 'Port of Marseilles' was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AHZJ, MSN 1331, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.6928°, 9.6621°.