ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16941
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| Date: | Monday 15 July 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Bristol Bombay Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 216 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L5815 |
| MSN: | SH.8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 25 miles South of Mersa Matruh -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fuka, Egypt |
| RAF Fuka, Egypt via Tobruk |
Brsitol Bombay Mk.1 L5815, 216 Squadron, RAF. Written off (destroyed) 15.7.40: According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/1133): "Bombay L5815 crashed south of Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 15 July 1940. Squadron Leader R G Taylor and Corporal A C Hazlitt: injured. Pilot Officer R P J Osborne, Leading Aircraftman K E Webber and Leading Aircraftman G Niven: report of deaths"
Following a supply mission to Tobruk, Libya, the aircraft flew into an escarpment while flying at a too low altitude, some 25 miles south of Mersa Matruh, Egypt. Two crew were rescued while three others were killed.
Crew of Bombay L5815:
Pilot Officer Ralph Paul Joseph Osborne (Service Number 40741, aged 23) - killed in action 15/07/1940
L/AC Kenneth Edward Webber, (Service Number 537543, aged 28) - killed in action 15/07/1940
L/AC George Niven (Service Number 566120, aged 24) - killed in action 15/07/1940
Squadron Leader R. G. Taylor (pilot), survived wounded
Corporal A. C. Hazlitt, survived wounded
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1978)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) file AIR 81/1133: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502945
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-bristol-130-bombay-i-near-marsa-matruh-3-killed
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2274324/niven,-george/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2274422/webber,-kenneth-edward/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2274328/osborne,-ralph-paul-joseph/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2008 14:17 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Oct-2018 14:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2019 19:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2019 17:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2019 17:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2024 07:46 | GazzaLDN | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2024 08:16 | GazzaLDN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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