Heliopolis - Siwa

On June 24, 1942 at 12:00 AM, Heliopolis - Siwa experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.86 Express, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Siwa Matruh.

The flight was categorized as ambulance and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On landing at Siwa, while on an ambulance flight from Heliopolis, the right main gear failed. The aircraft went out of control and veered off runway before coming to rest. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, there was no casualties.

Aircraft reference details include registration AX762, MSN 2333, year of manufacture 1936.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 29.2035°, 25.5192°.