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| Date: | Friday 27 June 1941 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 15 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P9277 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Egypt -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa |
| Egypt |
Ditched. 2 dead. Crew were from 15 OTU but aircraft was being ferried for the OADU(Overseas Aircraft Delivery Unit). Survivors were picked up after several days in their dinghy.
Crew:
? P/O C.F. BUTLER - survived.
? Sgt F.R. ADAMS - survived.
J/3274 P/O Leonard Herculese CAMPBELL-ROGERS (RCAF) - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 59.
929271 Sgt Archibald Douglas CRAGG - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 41.
? Sgt J.T. LINDSAY - survived.
? Sgt P.D. WEBSTER - survived.
Sources:
1.http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=P9277
2.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 70
3.AIR81/7224
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2020 02:00 | tachel | Added |
| 04-Oct-2025 11:38 | MMR | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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