Last updated: 3 August 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 8 April 1941 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 14-N3 Super Electra |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | AX682 |
| MSN: | 1496 |
| First flight: | 1939 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 16 km (10 mls) from Sallum ( Egypt)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Tobruk Airport (TOB/HLGN), Libya |
Forced landing after engine failure. The brakes failed, causing the airplane to swing on landing. The left hand landing gear collapsed.
Classification:
Landing gear collapseRunway mishap
Sources:
» The Lockheed Twins / P.J. MarsdenPhotos
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
