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Re: The Loss of Hartbees 41. SAAF Sqdn on 27.10.40?
Hello,
21-4-1941
No.24 Sqn SAAF
Maryland I 1626
Ferry Flight.
Took off Khartoum for Wadi Haifa, one of three en route from South Africa to Egypt. A sandstorm was encountered, an engine cut and with the crew unable to locate Wadi Haifa aerodrome, the aircraft crashed nearby. 2/Lt Coltsman-Cronin is buried in the Khartoum War Cemetery.
2/Lt D R HAUPT* SAAF - Injured
47916V 2/Lt Edward COLTSMAN-CRONIN SAAF +
Sgt W J ROSCOE SAAF - Injured
Sgt C D HERBST SAAF - Injured
See: BLME1/55.
* Re: 2/Lt D R Haupt, see: BLME1/107 (10-12-1941, Boston III Z2201)
and..
The most serious mishap occurred at Wadi Haifa, where on 21st April (1941), Lieut. D. R. Haupt attempted to land in a haboah. The aircraft crashed, killing the observer, 2/Lieut. E. Coltsman-Cronin - the Squadron's first casualty - and seriously injuring one of the senior engineers, F/Sgt. W. J. Roscoe.
See: Per Noctem Per Diem The Story of 24 Squadron - South African Air Force./Tucker & McGregor. p.6.
Col.
Last edited by Col Bruggy; 3rd December 2015 at 23:45.
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