Martin B-26 Marauder crash, Jul 8, 1943, Castel Benito (Q...
Martin B-26 Marauder accident on July 8, 1943 near Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir) Tripoli, Libya with no fatalities. Cause: The undercarriage...
- Date: July 8, 1943
- Aircraft: Martin B-26 Marauder
- Location: Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir) Tripoli, Libya
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The undercarriage collapsed after touchdown.
A RAF Martin B 26 Marauder (FK141) landed at Castel Benito near Tripoli on 8 July 1943 and its undercarriage collapsed after touchdown. It skidded off the runway and was damaged beyond repair, and all eight crew escaped uninjured.