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| Date: | Saturday 16 November 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 37 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3179 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shavnik -
 Montenegro
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Took off from Luqa, Malta, for a mission to Durazzo, Alblania. Shot down near Shavnik, Montenegro.
Crew:
748754 Sgt Bernard William GREEN - killed - Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia
751591 Sgt John Robert BARNES - killed - Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia
938208 Sgt James Geoffrey Gleadall BUTLER - killed - Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia
755367 Sgt Alan Blacklock LATTIMER - killed - Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia
754735 Sgt Gordon Atkinson ROSS - killed - Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia
755595 Sgt John George Davison WILSON - killed - Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia
Crew was buried in a communal grave at Piroski Monastery but after the war re-interred in Belgrade War Cemetery.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gumby & Pelham Temple, page 31
2.AIR81/13324
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2025 17:21 | MMR | Added |
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