Date & Time:
Dec 22, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Short S.25 Sunderland
Operator:
Registration:
T9071
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Birżebbuġa - Abukir
Country:
Libya
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Birżebbuġa to Abukir, while flying along the Libyan coast, the seaplane was shot down by a German fighter and crash landed into the sea near RAF Apollonia. All 12 crew members were rescued, some were injured. A day later, one died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
F/O Bernard Ernest Lynch Odhams, †
F/Lt S. W. R. Hughes,
F/Lt P. D. Squires,
P/O H. D. Jillings,
P/O R. J. Murphu,
F/O E. B. Knight,
Sgt V. A. C. Robinson,
Sgt D. W. Barnett,
Sgt A. W. Darling,
Sgt G. Stewart,
Sgt J. Dupont,
Lac L. G. Remblence.
Crew:
F/O Bernard Ernest Lynch Odhams, †
F/Lt S. W. R. Hughes,
F/Lt P. D. Squires,
P/O H. D. Jillings,
P/O R. J. Murphu,
F/O E. B. Knight,
Sgt V. A. C. Robinson,
Sgt D. W. Barnett,
Sgt A. W. Darling,
Sgt G. Stewart,
Sgt J. Dupont,
Lac L. G. Remblence.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
