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1940

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After takeoff from Heliopolis Airport, while climbing, the airplane suffered an engine failure. It stalled and crashed near the district of El-Abaseya, west of the airport. All eight occupants were killed, among them Major General V. V. Pope.
Crew:
Sgt Frank Deryck Ward, pilot,
Sgt Lucien Georges Levy,
Sgt Brian Chadwick Gray,
LAC Charles Chapman.
Passengers:
Maj Gen V. V. Pope,
Brig E. S. Unwin,
Brig H. E. Russel,
Ctn G. R. Amery.

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Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Tripoli

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1941 at 1430 LT

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V5821

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa to attack the airfield of Zuara in Libya. Approaching the Libyan coast, it was shot down by an Italian fighter and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea some 96 km north of Tripoli. All three crew members found refuge in a dinghy and drifted till Djerba where they arrive six days later and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt D. E. A. Hamlyn, pilot,
Sgt C. A. Latter, observer,
Sgt D. Williams, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by an Italian fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim in Wadi Gazouza

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1941

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K7098

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Takeoff (climb)

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Wadi Gazouza - Wadi Gazouza

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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 IV near Misrata: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1941

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Z9599

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa to attack a truck convoy on the Misrata / Benghazi road. Approaching the target, it was shot down by ground fire and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Theophilus John Scott Warren, pilot,
F/O John Terence Waterfall, observer,
P/O William Edgar Law, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by ground fire.

Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I in Heliopolis: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1941

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Bristol 130 Bombay

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L5822

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Following a supply mission, the airplane was on final approach to Heliopolis Airfield when it stalled and crashed short of runway. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Jeffrey Turner, pilot,
A2C Kenneth Adamson,
A2C Thomas Archibald Berrill,
LAC Cyril Jenkins,
A1C Ronald William Joseph Winslade,
F/Sgt Pete Charles McCue, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1941

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Z7421

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa with five other Bleinheim to attack German barracks located on the Libyan coast. While making a sharp turn at a height of 600 feet, the airplane flying too close beneath Blenheim Z9609 was touched by its propellers and crashed. All three crew members were killed. The second airplane involved returned safely to base.
Crew:
W/Cdr Donald William Scivier, pilot,
F/Sgt Leonard Martin Barnett, observer,
F/Sgt Brian Gray, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

In-flight collision with another Blenheim.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Nakuru

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1941

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Landing (descent or approach)

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K7099

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The airplane overshot on landing, struck a ditch and came to rest. There were no injuries among the crew and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Dornier DO.24N-1 off Tripoli: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1941

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Dornier DO.24

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KK+UL

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007

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The floatplane was mistakenly shot down by the Italian Flak while approaching Tripoli and crashed into the sea. Three crew members were killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Fw Helmut Steckel, pilot, †
Uffz Linus Borchardt, radio operator, †
Lt Karl Fritsch, observer,
Gefr Max Unger, mechanic,
Ogefr Andreas Christiansen, air gunner,
Gefr Arnold. †

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Mistakenly shot down by the Italian Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Tripoli: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1941

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P4840

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