Crash of a De Havilland DH.86B Express in Egypt

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A31-8
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
2359
YOM:
1936
Location:
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Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing an ambulance flight within Egypt when the twin engine airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a desert area located in the western part of Egypt, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire and all three crew members were rescued.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.