Date & Time:
Feb 15, 1943
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.95 Flamingo
Operator:
Registration:
G-AFYE
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Asmara - Asmara
MSN:
95007
YOM:
1940
Country:
Eritrea
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a test flight following maintenance. On final approach to Asmara Airport, at an altitude of 800 feet, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion. Both crew members were killed.
