Crash of a Douglas A-20A Havoc II near Welton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
AL880
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Site:
Location:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 22 miles south of Welton. At least one crew member was killed, Lawrence A. Barrett Jr.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Khartoum

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V6144
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Wadi Gazouza - Wadi Gazouza
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
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.

Crash of a Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress in Libya

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
AN529
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Shallufa - Shallufa
MSN:
2066
YOM:
1940
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Shallufa to attack ships in the Benghazi harbor. Following a successful mission, the crew was returning to base when the aircraft ran out of fuel. After the engines n°1, 2 and 3 failed, the captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a desert area located 128 km west of Fort Maddalena. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all eight crew members escaped uninjured and were later rescued by a ground unit.
Crew (220th Squadron):
Jimmy Stevenson, pilot,
Ken Brailsford, pilot,
Dick Parnell,
Tony Barwood,
Tom Gwynn,
Ken Waddle,
Bill Struthers,
Colin Barber.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saurga: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 25, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z7704
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
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 on an operation over the coast of North Africa. While attacking a target, it crashed in unknown circumstances in a desert area located 20 miles east of Saurga. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Taylor Shaver, pilot,
Sgt Arnold Stanier, observer,
Sgt Gordon Louis Wincott, wireless operator.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Libya: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7846
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Shallufa - Shallufa
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Shallufa Airfield on an operation to Benghazi. It failed to return to base and probably crashed in a desert area located at the border between Libya and Egypt. No trace was found.
Crew:
F/Sgt Rowland Atkin,
Sgt Christopher Timothy Fletcher,
Sgt Dorian Allison Hinde,
F/Sgt James Hood,
Sgt Kenneth Naylor,
Sgt Jack Vickery Rowe.

Crash of a Martin 167 Maryland II near Acroma: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1941 at 0832 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AH285
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Fuka - Fuka
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
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.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I near Dongola

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L5855
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
SH.48
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
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.
Probable cause:
Collision with and obstacle upon landing.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero in Libya: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1941 at 2300 LT
Operator:
Registration:
MM23881
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Berka - Berka
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
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.

Crash of a Lockheed 14-N3 Super Electra near El Salloum

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AX682
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
1496
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
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
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Curtiss BT-32C Condor II near Mórrope

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OB-IIC
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Lima - Chiclayo
MSN:
61
YOM:
1935
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane named 'Madre de Dios' departed Lima on a schedule service to Chiclayo. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and the captain passed over Chiclayo with any visual contact with the ground. Eventually, due to fuel exhaustion, he was forced to make an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a desert area located near Mórrope. The pilot Hugh Welles and two passengers walked away till the city of Mórrope to find help and all other 11 occupants were rescued.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.