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| Date: | Sunday 22 December 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 75 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2474 |
| MSN: | AA-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Therouldeville -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Took off from RAF Mildenhall for a mission to Mannheim, Germany. Hit by flak and crashed near Therouldeville, France.
Crew:
754221 Sgt Rex Ernest CHUTER - PoW
391847 Sgt Christopher Falcon SCOTT - PoW
935432 Sgt Archibald DONALDSON - PoW
391878 Sgt Herbert Malcolm McGregor ENLGISH - PoW
40207 Sgt Alfred Henry RITCHIE - killed - Therouldeville Churchyard, France
937660 Sgt Ernest Gould WILLIS - PoW
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 141
2.CWGC
3.AIR81/4664
4.https://75nzsquadron.wordpress.com/wellington-2/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2025 10:45 | MMR | Added |
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