L5814

On August 7, 1942 at 12:00 AM, L5814 experienced a crash involving Bristol 130 Bombay, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Alexandria Alexandria.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a desert crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 58.8%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The aircraft was performing a flight within Egypt when it was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. The crew attempted to make an emergency landing but the aircraft eventually crashed in an inhabited area. While all seven crew members were rescued, all ten passengers were killed. Crew (216th Squadron): Sgt J. James, pilot, Sgt Lawson, pilot, Sgt H. Daniels, wireless operator, Sgt Bowles, LAC J. C. Manning, LAC P. N. Howarth 1. Passengers: Lt General W. H. E. Gott, Gnr J. Cleary, Gnr T. McDonald, Spr F. Price, Sigmn J. T. Cox, Trp J. J. Lamb, Pte W. Wilson, Pte R. T. Charlesworth, Pte A. R. Saggers, Cpl G. D. Dodd.

Aircraft reference details include registration L5814.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 31.2162°, 29.9464°.