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| Date: | Wednesday 18 September 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 149 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3160 |
| MSN: | OJ-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | The English Channel - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Presumed lost over The English Channel.
Crew:
42877 P/O John Sydney PAY - MIA - Runnymede Memorial panel 9
80848 P/O David Spencer COX - MIA - Runnymede Memorial panel 7
79236 P/O George Reginald Michael FORD - MIA - Runnymede Memorial panel 8
81339 P/O Donald Ralph TUPPEN - MIA - Runnymede Memorial panel 10
538889 Sgt Henry Herbert HARRISON - MIA - Runnymede Memorial panel 15
966654 Sgt William Roy POPE - killed - Houlgate (Beuzeval) Communal Cemetery, France.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 111
2.Henk Welting's database (rafcommands.com)
3.AIR81/3337
4.CWGC
5.https://www.tracesofwar.nl/sights/56113/Oorlogsgraven-van-het-Gemenebest-Beuzeval-Houlgate.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2025 15:28 | MMR | Added |
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