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| Date: | Tuesday 18 March 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Group Training Flight RAF |
| Registration: | W5630 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Syrte -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall |
| Benina, Libya |
Took off from RAF Stradishall at 19:48hrs for a delivery flight to Benina, Libya. Due to cloud and a non operational radio they were unable to get a magneting bearing (QDM) to Benina. Plane was hit by flak and the plane made a forced landing. Crew set fire to the plane.
Crew:
745349 Sgt Alan Grant David MACKAY - PoW
755576 Sgt William AINSBURY - PoW
???????? Sgt W S H BEVAN (RNZAF) - PoW
747838 Sgt Alan Reeve BUTLER - PoW
755460 Sgt James William Thomas HOUSE - PoW
751386 Sgt Austin L. MILLINGTON - PoW
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 46
2.AIR81/5593
3.https://comandosupremo.com/forums/index.php?threads/shot-down-planes-near-marble-arch-18-mar-1941.957/
4.https://rommelsriposte.com/2016/03/20/d-a-k-war-diary-19-march-1941/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2025 16:52 | MMR | Added |
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