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| Date: | Saturday 7 December 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3220 |
| MSN: | WS-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stene, Oostende -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
Took off from RAF Honington at 17:00hrs for a mission to Düsseldorf, Germany. Over the coast of Belgium near Oostende the aircraft was hit by flak and crashed killing all on board.
Crew:
33336 F/L Desmon Geoffry STANLEY - killed
754182 Sgt Robert Coates PARKER - killed
581509 Sgt Joseph Alan GROCOTT - killed
759229 Sgt John James Coulsham NANSON - killed
967876 Sgt William Humphrey PONTIN -killed
965303 Sgt Anthony Arthur ROGERS - killed
Entire crew is buried at Oostende New Communal Cemetery, Belgium.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 137
2.AIR81/4476
3.https://aircrewremembered.com/desmond-stanley.html
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2025 13:54 | MMR | Added |
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