Crash of a Martin B-26A-1 Marauder in Bouficha: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 10, 1943
Registration:
FK152
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7434
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in Bouficha. Two crew members were killed and three others were seriously injured. Two days after the accident, a crew died from injuries sustained and both last survivors passed away on July 16.
Crew:
F/O Christopher Posford Martin Phillips, pilot,
F/O Ernest James Bertuch,
W/O Frederick Vincent Parker,
Sgt Emlyn Thomas Enoch Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt Daniel Macintyre Mungin Rice, air gunner.
Crew:
F/O Christopher Posford Martin Phillips, pilot,
F/O Ernest James Bertuch,
W/O Frederick Vincent Parker,
Sgt Emlyn Thomas Enoch Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt Daniel Macintyre Mungin Rice, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.