Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Al Marsa: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1943 at 2130 LT
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Crew on board:
2
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0
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Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Ben Gardane, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed into the Bahiret el Bibane lake, some 4 km north of Al Marsa. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Raymond Pierre Louis Roques, pilot,
Cpt Marcel Louis Finance, pilot.