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| Date: | Wednesday 2 October 1940 |
| Time: | 02:46 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3282 |
| MSN: | WS-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off the coast of UK -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
| RAF Honington, Suffolk |
Lost at sea off the coast at Lowesoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom after mission over Germany.
Crew:
37797 F/L Charles Douglas FOX - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 4
743005 Sgt Donald Bannerman FLEMMING - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 14
644958 Sgt John Devine ROBERTSON - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 18
903248 Sgt Reginald Phillip SWEETT - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 20
745851 Sgt Ronald Edwin THOMPSON - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 20
40726 Sgt Charles Hugh Le Blanc NEWBERY (RNZAF) - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 27
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 115
2.Henk Welting's database (rafcommands.com)
3.AIR81/3582
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2025 09:47 | MMR | Added |
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