- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: November 05, 1956
Time: 2352
Location: Blackbushe, England
Operator: Britavia
Flight #: ?
Route: Tripoli - Blackbushe
AC Type: Handley Page HP-1 Hermes
Registration: G-ALDJ
cn / ln: HP-81/11
Aboard: 80   (passengers:74  crew:6)
Fatalities: 7   (passengers:5  crew:2)
Ground: 0
Summary: While attempting to land the aircraft descended below the ILS glideslope and hit a tree. Using the lights of the airport the captain misjudged the height he was flying.
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