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Crash of a Vickers 458 Wellington XI off Mehdia: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 458 Wellington XI
Operator:
Registration:
MP696
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Port Lyautey - Port Lyautey
Location:
Mehdia
Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer
Country:
Morocco
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Port Lyautey Airbase (now Kénitra), while climbing, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea off Mehdia. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (2F Squadron):
2nd Q/Mst Georges Nicolas 5.

Crash of a Vickers 458 Wellington XI in Marrakech: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 458 Wellington XI
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Marrakech
Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz
Country:
Morocco
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
For undetermined reason, the twin engine aircraft failed to rotate, overran and hit a concrete wall. Lieutenant Billaud, pilot, and Lieutenant Grandjean, radio navigator, were killed. The aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Vickers 458 Wellington XI in Gorée: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 24, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 458 Wellington XI
Operator:
Registration:
MP691
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dakar - Dakar
Location:
Dakar
Dakar Region
Country:
Senegal
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances on Gorée Island, off Dakar. Two crew members were killed and five others were injured.

Crash of a Vickers 458 Wellington XI into the Mediterranean Sea: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 458 Wellington XI
Operator:
Registration:
MP629
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Protville - Protville
Location:
Mediterranean Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Protville on a reconnaissance mission over the Mediterranean Sea. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the sea. Lost without trace.
Crew (458 Sq):
W/O Howard Eldon Bradley,
F/Sgt Francis Gerald Crocker,
F/O John Andrew Diggins,
F/O William Charles Hailstone,
W/O Donald Hyatt McConechy,
F/Lt Kenneth John Neill,
Sgt James Tindall,
W/O William Wallace Wright.
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