Benghazi (بنغازي) | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

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 130 Bombay I in Zāwiyat Masūs: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 130 Bombay

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L5811

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Yes

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Desert

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El Adem – Zāwiyat Masūs

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SH.4

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1939

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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.

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

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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7T+LL

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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3583

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Benghazi. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Heinrich Trubold, pilot,
Lt Hermann Meyer, observer,
Uffz Otto Fladung, radio operator,
Uffz Herbert Breuer, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 near Benghazi

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1941

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Junkers JU.88

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8572

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed near Benghazi. There were no casualties among the crew.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Benghazi

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1941 at 2230 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Z8798

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LG.09 - LG.09

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The airplane departed LG.09 (Bir Koriayim) on an operation to Benghazi. It failed to return to base and crashed some 80 km east of Benghazi. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Gavin Matthew Goldfinch,
P/O George Edmund Guthrie,
P/O John Mcguire Taylor,
Sgt Laurence Sidney Barker,
Sgt Charles Joseph Bourner,
Sgt Harry Rose.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Benghazi: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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Registration:

7A+FH

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Bombing

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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464

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Crashed upon takeoff from Benghazi-Benina Airport, colliding with an Italian fighter. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obfw Hermann Peters, pilot,
Oblt Walter Gensch, observer,
Uffz Ferdinand Paul Holec, radio operator,
Fw Hans Janzen, air gunner.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero in Benghazi: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jan 12, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero

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Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Benghazi - Al Marj

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The three engine airplane crashed while taking off from Benina Airport in Benghazi. It was en route to Barce (Al Marj). All eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Giuseppe Anelli, pilot,
S/Maj Gino Recagno, pilot,
Cpt Felice Giaccio, observer,
Pvt Italo Pecamicio, fitter,
Pvt Adriano Novelli, engineer,
Pvt Gaspare Cudia, photographer,
Pvt Antonio Barolini,
Pvt Belgio Bellanti, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I near Benghazi: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 130 Bombay

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L5816

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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SH.09

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The crew was engaged on a raid to Benghazi when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances while approaching the target area. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (216th Squadron):
F/Lt Edward Lionel Cullimore, pilot,
P/O Lyon Curtis Quick,
LAC William Robert York,
LAC Rolfe Vivian Minton,
LAC John Campbell Perrie.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim near Derna

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1940 at 1520 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L8376

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Qutayfiyah - Qutayfiyah

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The aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed near Derna with one engine dead. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
S/L A. R. G. Bax, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Alexander Bain,
AC1 Leonard Ernest Charles Wise.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero in Benghazi

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero

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MM60399

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Benghazi - Gondar

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19052

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At Benghazi Airport, the pilot aborted the takeoff procedure for unknown reasons. The airplane lost its undercarriage and came to rest. There were no injuries.