Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I near Deir Mawas
Date & Time:
Jul 27, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
L5835
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
SH.28
YOM:
1939
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was en route from Heliopolis with four crew members from the 216th Squadron when it was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. The captain reduced his altitude and made an emergency landing in a desert area near Deir Mawas. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all four crew members escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
