Albacete - Albacete

On May 25, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Albacete - Albacete experienced a crash involving Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, operated by Alpha Airways, with the event recorded near Albacete Castile-La Mancha.

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, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, 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 in Albacete. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the four engine aircraft collided with a small private plane. Both aircraft went out of control and crashed near the runway end. All four crew members on board the Halifax and the pilot of the private plane were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AKBA, MSN 1303, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.0207°, -1.8851°.