Halifax Crash Malta 17 Dec 1942
An elderly veteran who lives along the lane from me has asked if I can find out more about an aircraft that crashed on landing on Malta in Dec 1942. It was a routine Malta to Gib shuttle and one of the passengers was Lord Apsley from Cirencester who at the time was Colonel of the Arab Legion stationed in Malta. It is known that the Halifax suffered Engine problems and turned back after take off, sadly crashing on landing with total loss of life. The question I have been asked is which Squadron was it from and the pilots name. I suspect that the question is being asked as his father commanded a transport squadron in the middle east around then. I'm sure that someone out there can help.