Malta

On final approach to Luqa Airport, the aircraft was too low and hit a stone wall located in a stone-pit short of runway. The undercarriage were sheared off and the aircraft belly landed. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off. For unknown reason, the crew was completing the final approach at a too low altitude.

During the takeoff roll from Luqa Airfield, the twin engine aircraft swung on runway, went out of control and eventually came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The reason of the occurrence remains unknown.

Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the captain informed ATC that the left engine failed and obtained the permission to return for an emergency landing. During the last turn, the right engine failed as well. The pilot nosed down for an immediate landing when the aircraft plunged into the earth and hit violently the runway surface. It bounced, went out of control and veered off runway before coming to rest in flames. A crew member was killed while four others were injured.

Following a training sortie in Luqa, the crew was returning to the base when, after touchdown, the aircraft failed to stop, overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest on its belly. Both crewmen were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was completing a training sortie, simulating an aerial attack with a RAF Spitfire. While cruising at a height between 4,000 and 5,000 feet, the aircraft banked 20° to the left then dove into the ground and crashed in the center of the city. The aircraft exploded on impact and damages on ground were so heavy with several houses destroyed. All four crew members were killed plus 16 people on the ground. Several others were injured, some of them seriously.

Just after liftoff from Luqa Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane suffered an engine failure. It stalled and crashed by the runway, bursting into flames. Nine passengers were killed while seven other occupants were seriously injured. The airplane was destroyed. It was en route from London to Cairo via Malta.

On return to base following an operation over the Mediterranean Sea, the airplane overshot the runway and crashed in a quarry, bursting into flames. Five crew members were killed and one was injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Lawrence Harry Gleason, pilot, †
Sgt Eric Ansell Brown, copilot, †
F/O Maurice McAllister Kempton, navigator, †
W/O Peter Edwyn Elkford Brown, wireless operator, †
Sgt Harold Ernest Stanley, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Wendell Pierce Drew, air gunner.

The airplane departed Cairo on a transit flight to UK with intermediate stops in Luqa and Gibraltar. Following a night takeoff from Luqa Airfield, while climbing, the crew encountered engine problems. The pilot elected to return for an emergency landing when the airplane went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion in Żejtun, some 5 km east of the airbase. The airplane was destroyed and all 17 occupants were killed.
Crew:
S/L Jefferson Heywood Wedgwood, pilot,
F/O Krzysztof L. Dobromirski, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Clubb Watt, flight engineer,
F/Lt Peter Earlem, observer,
F/Lt Leonard Arthur Vaughan, air gunner.
Passengers:
Cpl Douglas Sidney Hounslow,
Ac1 Stanley Edward Kelly,
Sgt Dennis Spibey,
Maj Allen Algernon Bathurst,
Lac Cyril Dennis Browne,
Lac Richard Clegg,
F/O Zbigniew A. Idzikowski,
F/Sgt Alfred E. Kleniewski,
Maj Arthur David Curtis Millar,
F/O Stanisław Pankiewicz,
Sgt Roman Wysocki,
F/O Oskar F. Zielinski.

The airplane departed LG.167, Bi'r al Buhayrah, Libya, on a flight to Luqa, Malta. Upon landing, the airplane went out of control and crashed on a dispersal pen. Four crew members were killed and eight others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt George Bunnett, †
Lac Ernest Ford, †
Sgt Clifford Roy Grandfield, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt John Irving Kitchen, †
P/O G. B. Hunter,
P/O R. A. Mackness,
Sgt H. Barrie,
Sgt G. G. E. Greeves,
Sgt W. Smith,
Lac G. F. Wilson,
Lac L. J. Haywood,
Ac1 W. Brown.

During the takeoff roll at Luqa Airfield, the airplane veered off runway to the left and came to rest. There were no injuries among the occupant and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.