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

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 130 Bombay
Operator:
Registration:
L5822
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Heliopolis
Cairo
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
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 130 Bombay I in Heliopolis

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 130 Bombay
Operator:
Registration:
L5854
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Heliopolis - Heliopolis
MSN:
SH.47
YOM:
1939
Location:
Heliopolis
Cairo
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a local training mission at RAF Heliopolis. While practicing attacks at low height, the airplane collided with trees and crashed near the airbase. All five crew members evacuated safely.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim near Cairo

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8464
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ismailia - Ismailia
Location:
Cairo
Cairo
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew encountered poor visibility due to a sandstorm and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane belly landed in Nafiseh, near Cairo. All three crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Sandstorm.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Heliopolis

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
L7976
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Heliopolis - Heliopolis
Location:
Heliopolis
Cairo
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on take off for unknown reasons. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Avro 618 Ten in Cairo

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Avro 618 Ten
Operator:
Registration:
G-AASP
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
384
YOM:
1929
Location:
Cairo-Almaza
Cairo
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft crashed while taking off from Almaza Airport in Cairo. Both crew members were injured.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Heliopolis

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8442
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Heliopolis - Heliopolis
Location:
Heliopolis
Cairo
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll at Heliopolis Airport, a tyre burst. After takeoff, the pilot decided to return for a safe landing. After touchdown, the airplane started to swerve and went out of control. It lost its undercarriage and came to rest, bursting into flames. All three crew members were uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Crew:
F/Lt John Walter Dallamore +2.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Heliopolis

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L6630
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Heliopolis - Heliopolis
Location:
Heliopolis
Cairo
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training mission at Heliopolis Airport. Upon landing, an undercarriage collapsed and the airplane came to rest. Both crew members were uninjured.
Probable cause:
Undercarriage collapsed upon landing.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Heliopolis

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1527
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Heliopolis - Heliopolis
MSN:
8810
YOM:
1939
Location:
Heliopolis
Cairo
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing at Heliopolis Airport, the undercarriage collapsed and the airplane sank on its belly and came to rest. All three crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the undercarriage were down but not locked.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.73 in Heliopolis

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Savoia-Marchetti SM.73
Operator:
Registration:
I-ATRI
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Benghazi – Héliopolis
MSN:
30018
YOM:
1936
Location:
Heliopolis
Cairo
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Heliopolis, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed. There were no casualties but two crew members were seriously injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on approach.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 in Cairo: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1935 at 0532 LT
Type of aircraft:
Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Guidonia – Cairo – Massawa – Asmara
Location:
Cairo-Almaza
Cairo
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Cairo-Almaza Airport at 0520LT bound for Massawa. Eleven minutes later, while climbing, the radio operator reported that all was ok on board. About a minute later, an explosion occurred on board and the airplane crashed 8 km south of the airport, bursting into flames. All seven occupants were killed and the aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. The crew and passengers were on their way to Massawa and Asmara to conduct an inspection of the public works under construction by the Italian expeditionary forces along the frontier of Ethiopia. Among the passengers was Luigi Razza, Italian Ministry of Public Works, and the Italian explorer Raimondo Franchetti as well as Vincenzo Minasi, Italian consul.
Crew:
Maj Raffaello Boetani, pilot,
2nd Lt Giovanni Lavaggi,
Sgt Maj Edmondo Pirola,
Marshall Vittorio Viotti.
Passengers:
Luigi Razza,
Raimondo Franchetti,
Vincenzo Minasi.
Probable cause:
On board explosion for undetermined reason.
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