Africa

The single engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Nairobi Airport. The pilot, sole on board, was uninjured.

Upon landing at Kano Airport, the airplane was caught by strong crosswinds. It veered off runway, hit a ditch and lost an undercarriage before coming to rest. All five crew members from the 216th Squadron escaped uninjured.

The airplane departed Fuka Airfield at 0640LT on a reconnaissance mission consisting of photos of Derna, Martuba, El Timimi, El Gazala and the area between Tobruk and Bardia. While cruising at an altitude of 3,000 metres, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in a desert area located some 10 km east-southeast of Acroma. The wreckage and the four crew members were never recovered.
Crew:
P/O Roy Dawson Allen,
S/L Garth Oliver Mills,
P/O John Bromley Sheridan,
Sgt Albert Turner.

The twin engine airplane named 'President Burgers' was on delivery when it crashed in unknown circumstances upon landing at Cape Town-Wingfield Airport. All three crew members were uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was engaged in a supply mission consisting of bringing fuel to the crew who made forced landing in the desert. Upon landing in a desert area located some 90 km east of Dongola, the airplane hit an obstacle and crashed. All four crew members from the 216th Squadron were uninjured.

The airplane departed Berka AFB near Benghazi to attack ships in the area of Crete. While returning to base in the evening, the pilot got lost and the airplane continued to the south before it crashed in a desert area, some 500 km southeast of Berka. All six crew members were killed.

While taking off from Lagos Airport, a tyre burst. An undercarriage collapsed then the aircraft veered off runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and two others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Crew (216th Squadron):
F/Sgt Alexander Magowan McVea, pilot, †
LAC James Croft, †
Sgt Victor Sidney Wimhurst, wireless operator, †
Sgt S. S. S. Ward,
AC1 F. J. Smith.

Shortly after takeoff from Maison Blanche Airport near Algiers, while climbing to a height of 50 metres, the airplane was caught by strong winds, descended to the ground and crashed. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Adj Émile Lebonder, pilot,
Sgt Drancourt, radio operator,
Sgt Georges Leroy, mechanic.
Passengers:
Cdt Henry Petitjean-Roget,
Lt Charles Contesso
Adj Roger Wassner.

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

Shortly after takeoff from Ismailia Airport, the bomber collided with high tension wires and crashed. All three crew members were injured.