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| Date: | Sunday 10 November 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed 14-N2 Super Electra |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | AX688 |
| MSN: | 1419 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1938 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nairobi -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nairobi (unknown airport) |
The Super Electra took off from Nairobi in strong winds and heavy rain. Turning to the left at 500 feet after takeoff the airplane stalled and entered a spin. It crashed and caught fire. All aboard were killed.
The airplane operated on a ferry flight from Germiston, South Africa to Cairo-Heliopolis Airport, Egypt via Dodoma, Tanzania and Nairobi.
Sources:
rafcommands.com
The Lockheed Twins / P.J. Marsden
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