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| Date: | Thursday 7 November 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 70 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2734 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Valona Harbour -
 Albania
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eleusis, Greece |
Took off from RAF Eleusis for a mission over Valona, Albania. Shot down by Italian CR.42s.
Crew:
742451 Sgt George Newcombe BROOKS - killed - - Tirana Park Memorial Cemetery, Albania (grave lost?) / Special Memorial E Phaleron Ware Cemetery, Greece
645315 Sgt James Henry KEDDIE - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 240
538373 Sgt Charles William LAUGHTON - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 240
741943 Sgt Victor John MORGAN - killed - Tirana Park Memorial Cemetery, Albania (grave lost?) / Special Memorial E Phaleron Ware Cemetery, Greece
751894 Sgt David PHILIP - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 240
581243 Sgt Edward Reginald PITTS - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 240
It seems that the crews in AIR81/4159 and AIR81/4158 are swapped.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 30
2.AIR81/4159 / AIR81/4158
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2025 08:44 | MMR | Added |
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