G-ALEU

On April 10, 1951 at 12:00 AM, G-ALEU experienced a crash involving Handley Page H.P.82 Hermes V, operated by British Government, with the event recorded near Chilbolton Hampshire.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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. The crew (5 pilots and engineers) was conducting a test flight on behalf of the British Ministry of Supply. En route, the engine number three oversped and its propeller was feathered. Shortly later, both engines number one and four failed. In such conditions, the crew decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed on its belly in a waterlogged field located in Chilbolton. While all five crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-ALEU, MSN 82/1, year of manufacture 1949.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.1398°, -1.4191°.