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Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking

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Cairo West - Luqa - Gibraltar

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The airplane departed LG.224 AFB (Cairo West) on a flight to Gibraltar with an intermediate stop in Luqa. It failed to arrive at destination and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Leo Michael Anderle, pilot,
P/O Frantisek Vanicek,
P/O Josef Tesar,
P/O Miroslav Rozprym,
W/O Vaclav Panek,
F/Lt Viktor Krcha,
Sgt Bohuml Hajek,
Passengers:
Cpl Roy Edward Chandler,
Ac1 Harold Henry Hutchinson, air gunner.
F/Sgt Calman Bentley,
P/O William Thomas Charles Chambers,
F/Sgt Emlyn Barclay Davies,
W/O John Rosebery Milligan,
F/Sgt George Geoffrey Organ,
F/Sgt John Alexander Tovey.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 222V-8 Wiking into the Mediterranean Sea: 13 killed

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1942

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X4+HH

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Taranto - Tripoli

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222-08

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1942

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En route from Taranto to Tripoli, the six engine airplane was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, some 180 km north of Misrata. All 13 occupants were killed.

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Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.75 into the Mediterranean Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1942

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Savoia-Marchetti SM.75

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I-MAGA

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Tripoli – Sciacca

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32058

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1939

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En route from Tripoli to Sciacca AFB, the three engine airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. All four crew members were killed.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.75 into the Mediterranean Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1942

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Savoia-Marchetti SM.75

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I-TELO

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Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Tunis – Castelvetrano

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32047

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1939

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En route from Tunis to Castelvetrano, Sicily, the three-engine airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. All four crew members were killed.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a CRDA CANT Z.506B into the Mediterranean Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1942

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CRDA CANT Z.506 Airone

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MM45404

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Mediterranean Sea off the Italian coast. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL into the Mediterranean Sea

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1942

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41-18469

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4561

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1942

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Ditched in the Mediterranean Sea for unknown reasons. There were no fatalities. The airplane sank and was lost.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg8e into the Mediterranean Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1942

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Junkers JU.52

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G6+AS

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Tunis - Trapani

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3202

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1942

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En route from Tunis to Trapani, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obfw Walter Ludwig, pilot,
Uffz Hans Deppisch, radio operator,
Fw Johann Waldhör, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m into the Mediterranean Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1942

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Junkers JU.52

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G6+FN

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Tunis - Trapani

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6450

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1939

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En route from Tunis to Trapani, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. The pilot survived and two other crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Hermann Schmidt, observer,
Uffz Heinrich Grotzk, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-14 into the Mediterranean Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1942

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Junkers JU.88

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3E+CC

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