Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Derna: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L1+BA
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
8610
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a bombing to Tobruk, the airplane was shot down by a British fighter and crashed in Derna. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Maj Erwin Paul Sy, pilot, †
Obstlt Franz von Benda, observer, †
Fw Ernst Neumeister, radio operator,
Fw Ewald Bauer, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Fort Capuzzo

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
DV504
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Al Kibrit - Al Kibrit
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kibrit on an operation to Tobruk. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak. The crew abandoned the airplane that crashed near Fort Capuzzo and was destroyed. All six crew members parachuted to safety, four became PoW and two evaded. They walked more than 550 km through the desert to reach allied lines in Egypt before being picked up by a British patrol between Lake El Maghra and El Alamein.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert Leslie Spence, pilot,
Sgt K. R. Bowhill, copilot,
Sgt Cameron Clare Hill, navigator,
Sgt Johnny K. Wood, navigator,
Sgt E. A. Linforth, air gunner,
Sgt Arthur William Butterris, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m off Tobruk: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
6471
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane collided in midair with a second Luftwaffe JU.52 registered 8T+FL (msn 6931) about 20 km north of Tobruk and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg5e off Tobruk: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
8T+FL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
6931
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane collided in midair with a second Luftwaffe JU.52 (msn 6471) about 20 km north of Tobruk and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Lehmann, pilot,
Ofw Winkelmann, radio operator,
Fw Wippler, mechanic,
Gefr Eichinger, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Tobruk: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ES989
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed a LG in Egypt on an operation to Tobruk. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed in the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
W/O Archibald Boyd Cameron,
W/O Roger Bentley Clements,
F/Sgt Roderick Daniel MacDonald,
Sgt Peter McIntyre,
Sgt Geoffrey Donald Rawbone,
W/O Sidney Allan George Turner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Kufra: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z7315
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane ran out of fuel and crash landed in the desert near Kufra. The crew survived the accident but later died in the Libyan desert.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Benghazi: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1504
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons at Benghazi Airport. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Fw Martin Bär, pilot, †
Uffz Wolfgang Wetzel, observer,
Ogefr Karl Bartuneck, radio operator,
Uffz Herbert Bier, air gunner. †

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

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1942 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z7271
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Luqa - Luqa
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
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 130 Bombay I in Zāwiyat Masūs: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L5811
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
El Adem – Zāwiyat Masūs
MSN:
SH.4
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Approaching Zāwiyat Masūs at night, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. A crew was killed and seven others became PoW.
Crew (216th Squadron):
Sgt Anthony Edward Carter, †
F/O Frank Edward Wilcox,
F/O J. N. G. Bateman,
Sgt J. R. Bell,
LAC L. D. F. Llewellyn,
AC1 W. Hutchison,
F/Lt E. G. L. Pelling,
LAC E. W. Walker.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.