Tragedy at Kufra
The Tragedy at Kufra occurred in May 1942 during World War II, when eleven of twelve South African aircrew flying in three Bristol Blenheim Mark IV aircraft of No. 15 Squadron of the South African Air Force died of thirst and exposure, after the flight became lost following a navigational error near the oasis of Kufra in Libya and made a forced landing in the Libyan Desert.
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Tragedy at Kufra
The Tragedy at Kufra occurred in May 1942 during World War II, when eleven of twelve South African aircrew flying in three Bristol Blenheim Mark IV aircraft of No. 15 Squadron of the South African Air Force died of thirst and exposure, after the flight became lost following a navigational error near the oasis of Kufra in Libya and made a forced landing in the Libyan Desert.
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The Tragedy at Kufra occurred ...... landing in the Libyan Desert.
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Blenheim military aircraft in flight
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Blenheim light bomber
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1942-05-04
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Kufra multiple aircraft crew loss
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Desert airfield Kufra on four legged circuit back to point of origin
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NE of Kufra airfield, Libya, North Africa
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Navigation error
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The Tragedy at Kufra occurred ...... landing in the Libyan Desert.
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Tragedy at Kufra
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