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Suez

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings C.1 in Shallufa AFB: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jan 12, 1953
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings
Operator:
Registration:
TG602
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Shallufa - Shallufa
MSN:
80
YOM:
1949
Location:
Shallufa AFB
Suez
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Shallufa Airbase, while climbing to a height of 2,000 feet, the four engine aircraft went into a dive and crashed in a desert area located 5,6 km southwest of the airfield. The airplane was destroyed and all nine crew members who were performing a local training mission were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that during initial climb, due to vibrations, the right elevator detached, followed shortly later by the left elevator and the rudder or tail assembly. Out of control, the airplane dove into the ground and crashed. Investigation revealed that a certain modification which included the installation of increased diameter bolts in the tail section had not been carried out on TG602 for unknown reason.

Crash of a Martin B-26A-1 Marauder off Adamantas: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
FK139
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Shallufa - Shallufa
MSN:
7387
YOM:
1941
Location:
Adamantas (Milos Island)
South Aegean / Νότιο Αιγαίο
Country:
Greece
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Shallufa Airbase at 1240LT to attack ships cruising off Milos Island. While approaching the target, it was hit by enemy fire and crashed into the bay off Adamantas. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (14th Squadron):
F/Sgt Basil Herbert Yarwood, pilot,
Sgt Hamilton Walker,
F/Sgt Eric Thomas Harold MacLean,
F/Sgt Robert Curtis Davies,
Sgt Frederick Gotheridge,
Sgt William John Ernest Glenn.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Martin B-26 Marauder into the Aegean Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1943 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
FK150
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Shallufa - Shallufa
MSN:
7377
YOM:
1941
Location:
Aegean Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Shallufa at 1045LT on a maritime patrol flight over the Aegean Sea. En route, it was attacked by enemy fire based on an enemy merchant vessel and crashed into the sea. At 1600LT, the crew of a second Marauder patrolling in the area informed ground he was attacked by enemy fire. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew (14th Squadron):
P/O Colin Carl Truman, pilot,
F/Sgt Jack Irvine Thompson, copilot,
F/O Bernard Thomas Connell, observer,
F/Sgt Robert Edward Herbert Hope, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Kenneth Firth, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt William James Semple, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Martin B-26A Marauder at Shallufa AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
FK122
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Shallufa - Shallufa
MSN:
7357
YOM:
1941
Location:
Shallufa AFB
Suez
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a low level bombing practice at Shallufa AFB. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase, the airplane suffered a structural failure when the tail fin separated from the fuselage in flight. The airplane crashed near the airfield and was destroyed. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O D. L. Rawson, pilot,
F/O William Richardson Bower, pilot,
F/O Peter Mackenzie Willis, observer,
Sgt Ernest Cookson, air gunner,
Sgt Hugh Garth Williams, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following the in-flight separation of the tail fin. As a result of the investigations, all Marauders were grounded to have the tail fins strengthened. The Glenn Martin Aircraft Corporation in USA flew technicians to Egypt, who completed the necessary modifications to all the aircraft in a few days. Unfortunately this was not done until after two more aircraft had been lost with the loss of 21 lives.

Crash of a Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress near Shallufa AFB

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
AN521
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
2053
YOM:
1940
Location:
Shallufa AFB
Suez
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
One of the engine caught fire in flight. All eight crew members bailed out and abandoned the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed near Shallufa AFB. All crew members parachuted to safety.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress in Libya

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
AN529
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Shallufa - Shallufa
MSN:
2066
YOM:
1940
Location:
Libya
All Libya
Country:
Libya
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Shallufa to attack ships in the Benghazi harbor. Following a successful mission, the crew was returning to base when the aircraft ran out of fuel. After the engines n°1, 2 and 3 failed, the captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a desert area located 128 km west of Fort Maddalena. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all eight crew members escaped uninjured and were later rescued by a ground unit.
Crew (220th Squadron):
Jimmy Stevenson, pilot,
Ken Brailsford, pilot,
Dick Parnell,
Tony Barwood,
Tom Gwynn,
Ken Waddle,
Bill Struthers,
Colin Barber.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the Mediterranean Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1941 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
P9277
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Luqa - Shallufa
Location:
Mediterranean Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a transit mission from Luqa to Shallufa when it crashed in unknown circumstances in the Mediterranean Sea. Two crew members drowned and four others were rescued.
Those killed were P/O Leonard Herculese Campbell-Rogers and Sgt Archibald Douglas Cragg.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Libya: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
L7846
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Shallufa - Shallufa
Location:
Libya
All Libya
Country:
Libya
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Shallufa Airfield on an operation to Benghazi. It failed to return to base and probably crashed in a desert area located at the border between Libya and Egypt. No trace was found.
Crew:
F/Sgt Rowland Atkin,
Sgt Christopher Timothy Fletcher,
Sgt Dorian Allison Hinde,
F/Sgt James Hood,
Sgt Kenneth Naylor,
Sgt Jack Vickery Rowe.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Heraklion

Date & Time: May 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
L7866
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Shallufa - Shallufa
Location:
Heraklion
Crete / Κρήτη
Country:
Greece
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Shallufa Airbase at 2300LT on May 28 to bomb the Maleme Aerodrome that was just captured by the German forces. An abnormal fuel consumption forced the crew to divert to Heraklion for an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed and came to rest. While it was damaged beyond repair, all six crew members were unhurt and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Sydney Dawson,
W/O Walter Richard Faulkner,
F/Sgt William Wallace Oakley,
Sgt Herbert Reginald Walter Watkins,
Sgt Henry Wheelan,
Sgt E. Webb.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Köycegiz: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2821
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Shallufa - Shallufa
Location:
Köycegiz
Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Shallufa to attack the harbor of Rhodes and Scarpanto. Over the target area, it was attacked by the pilot of an Italian fighter and the crew elected to evacuated the zone. Later, the airplane crashed in a mountainous area located near Köycegiz. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Allen Garnett Wright, pilot,
P/O Leonard Charles Wellman, observer,
P/O George Sinclair Smith,
Sgt Frederick John Ernest Hartman,
Sgt Sidney James Gardner,
P/O Percy Walter Lambert, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an Italian fighter.
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