Airspeed AS.65 Consul crash, May 24, 1948, El Alamein Matruh
Airspeed AS.65 Consul accident on May 24, 1948 near El Alamein Matruh, Egypt with no fatalities.
- Date: May 24, 1948
- Aircraft: Airspeed AS.65 Consul
- Location: El Alamein Matruh, Egypt
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
The Airspeed Consul was on a non scheduled charter flight from Croydon to Cairo when the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in the desert about 26 km south of El Alamein. All four occupants were rescued, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.