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Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I in Heliopolis

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 130 Bombay
Operator:
Registration:
L5854
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Heliopolis - Heliopolis
MSN:
SH.47
YOM:
1939
Location:
Heliopolis
Cairo
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a local training mission at RAF Heliopolis. While practicing attacks at low height, the airplane collided with trees and crashed near the airbase. All five crew members evacuated safely.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim near Cairo

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8464
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ismailia - Ismailia
Location:
Cairo
Cairo
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew encountered poor visibility due to a sandstorm and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane belly landed in Nafiseh, near Cairo. All three crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Sandstorm.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I near Port Said: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L6664
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ismailia - Ismailia
Location:
Port Said
Port Said
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on an operation out from Ismailia, the crew encountered poor visibility due to a sandstorm and got lost. The airplane ran out of fuel and crashed near Port Said. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Ibbotson, pilot,
Sgt John Elliott Haslop, observer,
Sgt Bert Badcott, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Sandstorm.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF LG.102: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8467
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
LG.102 - LG.102
Location:
LG.102 AFB (Sidi Haneish)
Matruh
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed while on a night takeoff from RAF LG.102 located in Sidi Haneish. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley John Barbour, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Herman Gill, observer.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Sidi Barrani

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
L7865
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Desert
Location:
Sidi Barrani
Matruh
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a flight to Berka when an engine failed en route, forcing the pilot to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a desert area located 30 miles southeast of Sidi Barrani, bursting into flames. The aircraft was wrecked and all five crew members were rescued.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I in Suez: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1940 at 1055 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 130 Bombay
Operator:
Registration:
L5821
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Heliopolis - Heliopolis
MSN:
SH.14
YOM:
1939
Location:
Suez
Suez
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew departed Heliopolis on a turret practice for air gunners. While flying in the vicinity of Suez and while completing a turn, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Francis Adrian Walton, pilot,
F/O Peter Aveline Slaney Baker, pilot,
AC2 Robert Coulson, wireless operator,
Sgt John Ogilvie Paul, wireless operator and air gunner,
P/O Harold Herbert Jordain Hobday, air gunner,
P/O John Cottrell Leonard Hanmer-Strudwick, air gunner,
P/O William Edward Laceby, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in El Salloum: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8465
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Desert
Location:
El Salloum
Matruh
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The bomber was shot down by the pilot of an Italian fighter and crashed near El Salloum. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Patrick Cullimore Traill-Smith, pilot,
P/O Vincent Dennis Fry, observer,
Sgt Tom Osborn Liggins, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an Italian fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Qutayfiyah

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L6660
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Qutayfiyah - Qutayfiyah
Location:
Qutayfiyah
Matruh
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Back from a mission, the bomber was approaching Qutayfiyah Airfield at night. On final, it was too low and impacted the ground short of runway, bounced and crashed on a car. All three crew members were rescued and the airplane was written off.
Crew:
Sgt Hutt, pilot,
Sgt Vynor Pollard, observer,
Sgt John Munro, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Heliopolis

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
L7976
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Heliopolis - Heliopolis
Location:
Heliopolis
Cairo
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on take off for unknown reasons. There were no casualties.
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