Luqa

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Z7341

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Site:

Mountains

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Luqa - Luqa

Location:

Santo Stefano Quisquina

Sicily

Country:

Italy

Region:

Europe

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The crew departed RAF Luqa to attack the Palermo Harbor. Over Sicily, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the village of Santo Stefano Quisquina. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Matthew Cumming Houston, pilot,
P/O James O'Grady, observer,
Sgt Leonard John Frost, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Prizzi: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1942

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Z9824

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The crew departed RAF Luqa to attack the Palermo Harbor. Over Sicily, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the village of Prizzi. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jack Kendrick Ibbotson, pilot, †
P/O Donald Jack Clement, observer, †
Sgt Herbert Edward Graham, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Tripoli: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1942 at 1500 LT

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Z7271

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Luqa - Luqa

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa on an operation to Tripoli. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed east of the city. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew.
F/Lt Edwin Fox, pilot, †
P/O Robert Edwin Taylor, observer, †
Sgt Andrew Lorimer Pepper, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Kerkennah Islands: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1942 at 1320 LT

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Registration:

Z7431

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Site:

Sfax Governorate (ولاية صفاقس)

Schedule:

Luqa - Luqa

Location:

Kerkennah Islands

Country:

Tunisia

Region:

Africa

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa to attack a German vessel off the Kerkennah Islands. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth James Coakley, pilot,
Sgt Donald Ivor Groves, observer,
Sgt Douglas Brian McLaren, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Kerkennah Islands: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1942 at 1320 LT

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Registration:

Z7342

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Site:

Sfax Governorate (ولاية صفاقس)

Schedule:

Luqa - Luqa

Location:

Kerkennah Islands

Country:

Tunisia

Region:

Africa

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa to attack a German vessel off the Tunisian coast. The crew had just bombed the ship from the sea level when the airplane collided with the mast of the ship and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Harold Frederick Dukes-Smith, pilot,
F/Sgt Anthony Hussey, observer,
Sgt Alfred James Wratten, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Martin 167 Maryland I off Valetta: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1942 at 1245 LT

Type of aircraft:

Martin 167 Maryland

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Registration:

AR721

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Yes

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Luqa - Luqa

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa on a combat mission off the Maltese coast. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Valetta. Two crew members were killed and a third was rescued.
Crew:
W/Cdr John Noel Dowland, pilot, †
P/O Arnold Potter, observer,
P/O Robert Victor Gridley, wireless operator. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the Mediterranean Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1942

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Z7689

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Military

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Heliopolis - Luqa

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The airplane departed Cairo on a transit flight to RAF Luqa. Approaching Malta from the south, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Donald Wood Beirnes, pilot,
Sgt Paul Chaning-Pearce,
Sgt John James Henry Robbins.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Luqa

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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Registration:

M7+AK

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Yes

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