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
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
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.
Crew:
Cpt Raymond Pierre Louis Roques, pilot,
Cpt Marcel Louis Finance, pilot.
