El Salloum | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

En route to Tobruk, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The crew attempted an emergency landing in a desert area located some 16 km northwest of El Salloum. Upon landing, the brakes failed and the left main gear collapsed. The aircraft came to rest and was damaged beyond repair. All occupants escaped uninjured.
Photo and source: http://www.virtualwings.org/hudson/l14_g.htm

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L8465

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Flight

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Bombing

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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 Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra into the Mediterranean Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1939 at 1300 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed 14 Super Electra

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G-AFYU

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Alexandria – El Salloum – Valetta – Croydon

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1444

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1939

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Less than an hour after his departure from El Salloum Airport, at the border between Egypt and Libya, the pilot sent a mayday message due to unknown technical problems. He was forced to ditch the aircraft into the Mediterranean Sea. The crew of a ship was quickly on the scene and was able to rescue six occupants, among them the pilot, while five other occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Unknown technical problem.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in El Salloum

Date & Time: May 17, 1928

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

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Henry C. MacDonald

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G-EBVX

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Baghdad - Stag Lane

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538

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1928

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The pilot Henry C. MacDonald (owner of the aircraft) completed last month a flight from Stag Lane to Baghdad. He was on his return trip to London when cruising along the egyptian coast, he encountered engine problems and decided to make an emergency landing on a beach near El Salloum. While the pilot was unhurt, the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair and abandoned on site.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.