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| Date: | Thursday 25 July 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 99 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P9275 |
| MSN: | LN- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Duisburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket, Suffolk |
Cause of loss not known.
Crew:
P/O Bruce Andrew POWER (75988) - killed - Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany
P/O John Litstone SCOTT (42728) - POW
Sgt Horace Jack CASSELDEN (550719) - POW
Sgt Henry Frank HERITAGE (524595) - POW
Sgt Kenneth Reginald SELLWOOD (743306) - MIA - Runnymede Memorial panel 19, United Kingdom
Sgt A.L. WALKER (629281) - POW
Sources:
1.AIR81/1203
2.Henk Weltings database (rafcommands)
3.https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-vickers-416-wellington-ic-near-duisburg-1-killed
4.CWGC
5.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 94
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2025 15:24 | MMR | Added |
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