Wadi Gazouza | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew departed Wadi Gazouza on a training exercise. For unknown reasons, the airplane crash landed in a desert area located near Musmer, about 180 km northeast of Atbara. Both crew members were rescued.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Erkowit: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

Z9612

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Training

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Wadi Gazouza - Wadi Gazouza

Location:

Ar Kaweit (Erkowit)

Red Sea (البحر الأحمر)

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Sudan

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Africa

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The crew departed Wadi Gazouza Airport on a training exercise. The airplane failed to return and its wreckage was found on December 31 near Erkowit. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Clive Colin Dunstone,
Sgt John Skinner,
Sgt James Murray Thomson.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Khartoum

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V6144

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Wadi Gazouza - Wadi Gazouza

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The crew departed Wadi Gazouza on a training flight. An engine failure forced the pilot to make an emergency landing some 55 miles east-southeast of Khartoum. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley John Prentice, pilot,
Sgt Brian Warren Engall, observer,
Sgt Allan Wentworth Thomas, wireless operator,
Sgt William Stevenson, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Ground fire of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Wadi Gazouza

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

L8403

Flight Phase:

Taxiing

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Wadi Gazouza - Wadi Gazouza

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Following a dual instruction flight, the airplane was returning to base at Wadi Gazouza when the starboard engine caught fire while taxiing to parking. Both crew members escaped uninjured.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim in Wadi Gazouza

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

K7098

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Wadi Gazouza - Wadi Gazouza

MSN:

8051

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1937

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The airplane crashed upon takeoff after the undercarriage was damaged and got jammed. All three crew members escaped uninjured.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Gura: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

L8502

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Wadi Gazouza - Wadi Gazouza

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The airplane departed Wadi Gazouza to attack the airport of Gura, Eritrea. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of an Italian fighter and crashed, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O George Angus Cockayne, pilot,
Sgt Trevor Ascott Ferris, observer,
Sgt Robert William Reader, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by an Italian fighter.