Date & Time:
Dec 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T2049
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tobruk - Tobruk
Country:
Libya
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While taking off from Tobruk Airfield, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Theofanis G. Catselis,
W/O Ioannis D. Scalaios.
Crew:
W/O Theofanis G. Catselis,
W/O Ioannis D. Scalaios.
Probable cause:
Engine failure at takeoff.
