ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16930
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| Date: | Friday 23 January 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Bristol Bombay Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 216 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L5811 |
| MSN: | SH.4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zāwiyat Masūs, South of Benghazi -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | El Adem (Tobruk) RAF base, Libya |
| Msus (Zawiyat Masus) |
Bristol Bombay Mk.1 L5811, 216 Squadron RAF. One of only 5 Bombays factory fitted with dual controls. Written off (destroyed) 23.1.42: Departed from El Adem at 0450 hours with a crew of 6 plus 2 passengers. Crashed in vicinity of Msus (Zāwiyat Masūs), southeast of Benghazi, Libya, after being shot down by German anti-aircraft and machine gun fire.
One known fatality: Sgt Anthony Edward Carter (RAAF, Service Number 402012, aged 25). All other crew members/passengers, including the only other Australian Sgt J.R. (Jack) Bell (RAAF, Service No 404137), survived the crash and were taken as PoW's.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000 - N9999
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/14553.php
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-bristol-130-bombay-zawiyat-masus
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/bombay.htm
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1536146/carter,-anthony-edward/
6. https://issuu.com/collegianmagazine/docs/collegian_december_2014/77
7. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10305898
8. https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=5522528&isAv=N
Media:
Bristol Bombay L5811 pre-war, prior to delivery
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2008 04:03 | JINX | Added |
| 05-Jan-2016 08:32 | Jixn | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 20-Apr-2019 21:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2019 22:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2021 10:31 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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