Germiston – Dodoma – Nairobi – Heliopolis

On November 10, 1940 at 12:00 AM, Germiston – Dodoma – Nairobi – Heliopolis experienced a crash involving Lockheed 14 Super Electra, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Nairobi-Wilson Nairobi City District.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a cross continent flight from Germiston, South Africa, to Heliopolis, in Cairo, Egypt, with intermediate stops in Dodoma, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. The crew attempted to take off in poor weather conditions (strong winds and heavy rain falls). Shortly after take off from Nairobi-Wilson Airport, while climbing to a height of some 500 feet, the twin engine aircraft turn to the left and went out of control. It dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion. All occupants were killed. The exact number of fatalities (some sources talk about 7 or 9 on board) remains unknown.

Aircraft reference details include registration AX688, MSN 1419, year of manufacture 1938.