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Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle in Froha

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle
Operator:
Registration:
P1443
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Froha
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Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered an engine failure and crash landed in Froha. There were no fatalities among the crew.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle I in Ghriss

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle
Operator:
Registration:
P1527
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Ghriss
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Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing, a tyre burst. The airplane skidded on runway, causing the undercarriage to collapse. There were no fatalities.
Probable cause:
A tyre burst on landing and the undercarriage subsequently collapsed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Thiersville

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
41-18450
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4512
YOM:
1942
Location:
Ghriss
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Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Thiersville AFB (now Ghriss-Mascara Airport). There were no fatalities.

Crash of an Amiot 351 in Stidia: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Amiot 354
Operator:
Registration:
I-150
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
80
YOM:
1940
Location:
Stidia
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Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
S/Lt Gabriel Yves Marie Le Pape, pilot,
Sgt/C Georges René Lebeau, pilot,
Sgt Jean Désiré Feral, radio operator,
Sgt/C Maurice Georges René Hugon, air gunner.
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