Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle I at Goubrine AFB

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle
Operator:
Registration:
P1440
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Goubrine AFB - Goubrine AFB
Location:
Goubrine AFB
Monastir Governorate (ولاية المنستير‎)
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in Operation 'Fustian', its purpose was to take paratroops and gliders with troops and equipment to the Primosole Bridge leading from the hills into the Catania region. While taking off from Goubrine AFB, the airplane stalled and crashed after the glider pilot pulled up too high on takeoff. All occupants escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Glider pilot error.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle I off Catania

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle
Operator:
Registration:
P1521
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Skydiving / Paratroopers
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Goubrine AFB - Goubrine AFB
Location:
Catania
Sicily
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in Operation 'Fustian', its purpose was to take paratroops and gliders with troops and equipment to the Primosole Bridge leading from the hills into the Catania region. In unclear circumstances, it crashed into the sea off the target and was lost. All five crew members were rescued.
Crew:
F/Lt Victor Graham Houchin, pilot,
F/O Peter Cozens Hunt, observer,
F/O George Edward Kempster, navigator,
F/O Colin Barby, wireless operator,
Sgt L. W. F. Cockman, air gunner.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle I at Goubrine AFB

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle
Operator:
Registration:
P1466
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Skydiving / Paratroopers
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Goubrine AFB - Goubrine AFB
Location:
Goubrine AFB
Monastir Governorate (ولاية المنستير‎)
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in Operation 'Fustian', its purpose was to take paratroops and gliders with troops and equipment to the Primosole Bridge leading from the hills into the Catania region. While taking off from Goubrine AFB, the airplane stalled and crashed. All occupants escaped uninjured.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle I Off Catania

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle
Operator:
Registration:
P1437
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Skydiving / Paratroopers
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Goubrine AFB - Goubrine AFB
Location:
Catania
Sicily
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in Operation 'Fustian', its purpose was to take paratroops and gliders with troops and equipment to the Primosole Bridge leading from the hills into the Catania region. After its drop, the airplane turned back to base when it was shot down by Flak and was ditched into the sea off Catania. All four crew members were rescued.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle I into the Mediterranean Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle
Operator:
Registration:
P1446
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Goubrine AFB - Goubrine AFB
Location:
Mediterranean Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Goubrine AFB on a special mission of sabotage behind the enemy lines, operation coded 'Chestnut I'. It failed to return to base and is believed to have been shot down by friendly fire and probably crashed somewhere into the Mediterranean Sea, possible between Malta and Sicily. Lost without trace.
Crew:
W/Cdr Peter Rodriguez May,
F/Lt George Hood,
F/Lt John Clark,
F/Lt Terence Delancey Neill,
W/O Frank Holman Huntington Elliott.
Probable cause:
Shot down by friendly fire.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle at Goubrine AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle
Operator:
Registration:
P1522
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Goubrine AFB - Goubrine AFB
Location:
Goubrine AFB
Monastir Governorate (ولاية المنستير‎)
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local test flight at Goubrine AFB. On approach, the pilot initiated a go around procedure when the airplane stalled and crashed on a parked Albemarle registered P1552. Both airplanes were destroyed and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Oscar Edward Coates, pilot,
F/O Geoffrey Frederick Laing Hopkinson, pilot,
F/Sgt George Richard Hutchins, wireless operator,
Sgt John Charley, air gunner.
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