Croydon – Cairo

On May 24, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Croydon – Cairo experienced a crash involving Airspeed AS.65 Consul, operated by Morton Air Services, with the event recorded near El Alamein Matruh.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a desert crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

Enroute, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to make an emergency landing in a desert area located about 26 km south of El Alamein. All four occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AIOU, MSN 4355, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 30.8412°, 28.9483°.