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Crash of a Junkers JU.52/mg10e in Tunis: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
C6+AK
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
10020
YOM:
1943
Location:
Tunis-Carthage
Tunis Governorate (ولاية تونس‎)
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances at Tunis-Carthage Airport and was destroyed. Three crew members were killed and one was injured.
Crew:
Uffz Walter Grote, pilot, †
Uffz Hubert Pannhausen, flight engineer, †
Ogefr Friedrich Lehner, observer, †
Ogefr Erwin Greisel, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1943 at 2130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Al Marsa
Medenine (مدنين‎)
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
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.

Crash of a Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant off Cape Bon: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Cape Bon
Nabeul Governorate (ولاية نابل‎)
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sicily on a supply mission to Tunisia, carrying a load of fuel. Approaching the Tunisian coast, it was shot down by US and RAF fighters and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Bon. All seven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by US and RAF fighters.

Crash of a Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant off Cape Bon: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Cape Bon
Nabeul Governorate (ولاية نابل‎)
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sicily on a supply mission to Tunisia, carrying a load of fuel. Approaching the Tunisian coast, it was shot down by US and RAF fighters and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Bon. All seven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by US and RAF fighters.

Crash of a Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant off Cape Bon: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Cape Bon
Nabeul Governorate (ولاية نابل‎)
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sicily on a supply mission to Tunisia, carrying a load of fuel. Approaching the Tunisian coast, it was shot down by US and RAF fighters and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Bon. All seven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by US and RAF fighters.

Crash of a Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant off Cape Bon: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Cape Bon
Nabeul Governorate (ولاية نابل‎)
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sicily on a supply mission to Tunisia, carrying a load of fuel. Approaching the Tunisian coast, it was shot down by US and RAF fighters and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Bon. All seven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by US and RAF fighters.

Crash of a Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant off Cape Bon: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Cape Bon
Nabeul Governorate (ولاية نابل‎)
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sicily on a supply mission to Tunisia, carrying a load of fuel. Approaching the Tunisian coast, it was shot down by US and RAF fighters and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Bon. All seven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by US and RAF fighters.

Crash of a Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant off Cape Bon: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Cape Bon
Nabeul Governorate (ولاية نابل‎)
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sicily on a supply mission to Tunisia, carrying a load of fuel. Approaching the Tunisian coast, it was shot down by US and RAF fighters and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Bon. All seven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by US and RAF fighters.

Crash of a Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant off Cape Bon: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Cape Bon
Nabeul Governorate (ولاية نابل‎)
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sicily on a supply mission to Tunisia, carrying a load of fuel. Approaching the Tunisian coast, it was shot down by US and RAF fighters and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Bon. All seven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by US and RAF fighters.

Crash of a Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant off Cape Bon: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Cape Bon
Nabeul Governorate (ولاية نابل‎)
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sicily on a supply mission to Tunisia, carrying a load of fuel. Approaching the Tunisian coast, it was shot down by US and RAF fighters and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Bon. All seven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by US and RAF fighters.
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