26
Mar
de Havilland DH.86A Express – AX762
Damaged beyond repair following undercarriage collapse.
26
Mar
de Havilland DH.86 Express – A31-3
The DH.86 Express A31-3 was destroyed at RAF Heliopolis, Cairo Egypt. The aircraft was parked in a dispersal site beside the runway whe...
26
Mar
de Havilland DH.86 Express – HK844
Two engines cut on takeoff. The undercarriage collapsed on touchdown.
26
Mar
de Havilland DH.86B Express – A31-8
Shot down and crashed. A fire erupted but the three crew members of the ambulance aircraft survived.
26
Mar
Douglas DC-2-120 – DG475
Shot down by three Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 110's. The airplane came down near RAF Landing Ground LG-138, which is located near Habat...
26
Mar
Lockheed 14-N3 Super Electra – AX682
Forced landing after engine failure. The brakes failed, causing the airplane to swing on landing. The left hand landing gear collapsed....
26
Mar
Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta – G-ABTH
Taken out of service and dismantled at Alexandria after damaging a wing main spar.
26
Mar
Vickers Valentia – K3166
The Vickers Valentia K3166 transport aircraft of 216 (Bomber Transport) Sqdn RAF Heliopolis, crashed whilst engaged in a night flying ...
26
Mar
Short S.8 Calcutta – G-AASJ
The aircraft, named "City of Khartoum", ran out of fuel within sight of Alexandria landing flares. Three crew and nine passengers went ...
26
Mar
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy IA – G-EBLO
An Armstrong Whitworth Argosy IA, named "City of Birmingham", crashed on takeoff from Aswan. The aircraft lost altitude during a left h...