Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Kerkennah Islands: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z9603
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Luqa - Luqa
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Luqa to attack Italian ships cruising in the Mediterranean Sea. While approaching the Tunisian coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Kerkennah Islands. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Joseph Edward Mortimer, pilot,
Sgt Douglas John Reid, observer,
F/O Charles Duncan Owen, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Kerkennah Islands: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z7504
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Luqa - Luqa
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Luqa to attack Italian ships cruising in the Mediterranean Sea. While approaching the Tunisian coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Kerkennah Islands. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Frederick Richard Howard Charney, pilot,
Sgt Sidney Porteous, observer,
Sgt Donald Reuben Harris, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Kerkennah Islands

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z7357
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Luqa - Luqa
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Luqa to attack Italian ships in the Mediterranean Sea. Approaching the Kerkennah Islands off Tunisia, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were rescued by a submarine.
Crew:
Sgt Frank Bertram Brandwood, pilot,
Sgt John MILLER, observer,
Sgt Anthony Greville Mee, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 290 Wellington I in Bizerte

Date & Time: Dec 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L4391
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed shortly after take off for unknown reasons. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Loire 70 off Bizerte: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
E7.6
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bizerte - Bizerte
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful mission, the float plane was returning to its base at NAS Kharrouba in Bizerte. At night, the airplane landed hard, bounced and went out of control before crashing into the Lake of Bizerte. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt André Colson, pilot,
2nd Mst Arzalier, pilot,
2md Mst Cadio, pilot,
2nd Mst Moinet, radio operator,
2nd Mst Thomas, mechanic.
Passenger:
Lt Charales Flamant, Squadron leader.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon I in Tunis

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AMTR
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tunis – Algiers – Casablanca
MSN:
6057
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Tunis Airport. There were no casualties.

Crash of a CAMS 53/1 off Qurbus

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALFF
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marseille – Tunis
MSN:
34
YOM:
1931
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
A technical failure of unknown origin forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in the Gulf of Tunis, off Qurbus. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all occupants were rescued.

Crash of a CAMS 55-1 in Bizerte: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1933
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
4.E1.5
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bizerte - Bizerte
MSN:
13
YOM:
1930
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to Bizerte Airbase (Karouba) following a combined exercise with another similar aircraft. On final approach, the seaplane encountered sudden and violent squall when the right wing impacted the cliff of the Carrières and crashed. Three crew members were rescued while four others were killed.
Those killed were:
Lt/V Georges Marie Charles Dupuy,
Ens Gilbert Pichery,
2nd Mst Auffray,
Q/Mst Douérin.

Crash of a Farman F.168 Goliath in Bizerte: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
4.B.1
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
88
YOM:
1927
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed AFB, while climbing at night, the crew encountered engine problems. The captain decided to return for a safe landing and completed a circuit from the south. At low height, the airplane collided with power cables and crashed in Azib, some 12 km southeast of the airbase, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Jean Desportes,
Mst/P Péan, pilot,
2nd Mst Berroche, radio operator,
Q/Mst Delahaye, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Fairey Long Range in the Djebel Zaghouan: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1929 at 2240 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
J9479
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Cranwell - Cape Town
MSN:
01
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a nonstop flight from England to South Africa and the Royal Air Force ordered this Fairey Long Range Monoplane to establish a new record. The aircraft departed RAF Cranwell in the morning bound to the south. While overflying Tunisia by night, the crew did not realize his altitude was too low and was unable to distinguish the mountains (Djebel Zaghouan). Around 2240LT, the single engine airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located southwest of Zaghouan. The wreckage was found the following morning. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Arthur Gordon Jones-Williams,
Norman Hugh Jenkins.