PJ950
Flight / Schedule
PJ950
Aircraft
Short S.29 StirlingRegistration
PJ950
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFDate
November 11, 1945 at 11:45 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir) Tripoli (<U+0637><U+0631><U+0627><U+0628><U+0644><U+0633>)
Region
Africa • Libya
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On November 11, 1945 at 11:45 PM, PJ950 experienced a crash involving Short S.29 Stirling, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir) Tripoli (<U+0637><U+0631><U+0627><U+0628><U+0644><U+0633>).
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
29 people were known to be on board, 28 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 96.6%.
Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 22, passenger fatalities: 21, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff by night from Castel Benito, while climbing to a height of 150 feet, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a huge explosion on a sand dune located near the airport. A passenger was seriously injured while 28 other occupants were killed. All passengers were returning to England on behalf of the Air Transport Command. Crew (158th Squadron): F/Lt Claude Robert Wilson, pilot, F/Lt Peter Austin Finnett, navigator, F/O Ernest Leo Hill, pilot, F/O Sidney Hodges, pilot, F/Lt Frank William Kenrick, pilot, F/O George Frederick Phillipson, flight engineer, F/Lt Leonard Simpson, navigator. Passengers: Gun Victor Charles Acourt, Gun William Beardsley, Pvt James William Merritt Belk, Gun Henry Benjamin Butler, Gun George Ward Chapman, Gun Ronald William Dobson, Gun Donald James Elliott, Sgt Cyril Flannery, Gun Thomas George Gregory, Gun Leonard Kemp, Gun Albert McGrath, Gun Walter Marshall, William Moncur, Trp Peter Owens, Gun Alfred Eric Roberts, Gun Andrew Ross, Gun Frank Shepherd, Gun John Henry Telford, Gun Henry Turvey, Sig John William Walter Wilson, Gun Denzil Young.
Aircraft reference details include registration PJ950.
Fatalities
Total
28
Crew
7
Passengers
21
Other
0
Crash Summary
Shortly after takeoff by night from Castel Benito, while climbing to a height of 150 feet, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a huge explosion on a sand dune located near the airport. A passenger was seriously injured while 28 other occupants were killed. All passengers were returning to England on behalf of the Air Transport Command. Crew (158th Squadron): F/Lt Claude Robert Wilson, pilot, F/Lt Peter Austin Finnett, navigator, F/O Ernest Leo Hill, pilot, F/O Sidney Hodges, pilot, F/Lt Frank William Kenrick, pilot, F/O George Frederick Phillipson, flight engineer, F/Lt Leonard Simpson, navigator. Passengers: Gun Victor Charles Acourt, Gun William Beardsley, Pvt James William Merritt Belk, Gun Henry Benjamin Butler, Gun George Ward Chapman, Gun Ronald William Dobson, Gun Donald James Elliott, Sgt Cyril Flannery, Gun Thomas George Gregory, Gun Leonard Kemp, Gun Albert McGrath, Gun Walter Marshall, William Moncur, Trp Peter Owens, Gun Alfred Eric Roberts, Gun Andrew Ross, Gun Frank Shepherd, Gun John Henry Telford, Gun Henry Turvey, Sig John William Walter Wilson, Gun Denzil Young.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
7
Passengers On Board
22
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
96.6%
Known people on board: 29
Operational Details
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Africa • Libya
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Short S.29 StirlingRegistration
PJ950
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