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| Date: | Sunday 11 November 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PJ950 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 29 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Castel Benito -
 Libya
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Castel Benito |
Caught fire on take-off & crashed. The plane carried 7 crew and 22 passengers. All aboard were killed except for three passengers, two of whom died in hospital.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?11445-158-Squadron-Airmen
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Sep-2013 15:10 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Mar-2018 15:53 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2018 19:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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