Aden | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

While on a combat mission, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Aden. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ennio Grandi, poilot,
Gastone Ceciliot, pilot,
2nd Lt Italo Gherardini,
Sgt/M Romolo Petrucci,
Ottavio Coronati.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Aden: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 10, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

L8505

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Aden. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Albert James George Bisson,
Sgt Donald John Ross Wilson,
Sgt Norman Frank Wilson.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I near Aden

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

L4924

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

Site:

Desert

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Aden - Aden

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Crashed 40 km from Aden after being shot down by Flak. Crew fate unknown.

Probable cause:

Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Kabribahar: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1940 at 1315 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L4920

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Aden - Aden

MSN:

8935

YOM:

1939

Location:

Kabribahar

Woqooyi Galbeed (وقويي جالبيد‎)

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Somalia

Region:

Africa

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Following the attack of Italian positions in Dire Dawa, the aircraft was damaged by the pilot of an Italian fighter. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in a desert area located near Kabribahar, some 95 km northeast of Hargeisa. A crew was injured, a second was unhurt and a third was killed.
Crew:
P/O D. Hunter, pilot,
Sgt R. Ellis, observer,
Sgt Reginald Olley, wireless operator and air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by an Italian fighter.

Crash of a Short S.16 Scion II in Mukeiras

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1940 at 0745 LT

Type of aircraft:

Short S.16 Scion

Operator:

Arabian Airways

Registration:

G-AEIL

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Private

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Mukeiras – Aden

MSN:

PA.1003

YOM:

1936

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Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft went out of control and crashed, coming to rest upside down. Both occupants, Mr. Antonin Besse (aircraft's owner) and his wife Hilda Besse were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus I off Aden

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Supermarine Walrus

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Registration:

L2241

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Military

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Yes

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The crew was performing exercices on behalf of the contingent of the HMS Achilles cruising off Aden. Upon landing, the float plane lost a float and capsized. All three crew members took refuge in a dinghy and were later rescued by the crew of HSM Achilles. The aircraft sank and was lost.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Aden: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1938

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Registration:

K1893

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Training

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City

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Aden - Aden

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1643

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1930

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The crew departed Aden-Khormaksar on a local training flight. While completing aerobatics, the airplane suffered a structural failure and both wings detached. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed near the district of Sheikh Othman. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Martin Henry Bromley Davies,
LAC John Hockings Campbell.

Probable cause:

Both wings detached in flight following a structural failure while completing aerobatics.