The Tragedy at Kufra occurred in May 1942 during World War II, when 11 of 12 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.
Blenheim light bomber
The cockpit of a Bristol Blenheim Mark IV on display at the Imperial War Museum Duxford in August 2005.
A line-up of Bristol Blenheim Mark IVs, the same of type of aircraft forced down in the Kufra incident.
A Royal Air Force Bristol Blenheim Mark IV similar to those involved in the Kufra incident being serviced in the Middle East ca. 1942.
15 Squadron SAAF is a squadron of the South African Air Force. It is currently a transport/utility helicopter squadron.
BK 117 in 15 Squadron service
Image: Crest 15 Squadron SAAF
F Sgt Vasudevan Selvan NS