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| Date: | Wednesday 9 April 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 148 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2952 |
| MSN: | H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG29 Almirya, Egypt |
| Luqa, Malta |
Ran out of fuel from a transit fligth from Almirya, Egypt to Luqa, Malta. Ditched in the Mediterranean Sea.
Crew:
745709 F/Sgt Herbert Phillip ADAMS - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 241
755808 Sgt Kenneth Welby CLIFTON - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 242
745809 F/Sgt Phillip CRAMP - missing believed killed - Malta Memorial Panel 1 Column 2
937841 Sgt Henry Louis MOODY - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 243
40725 Sgt Joseph Lewis McNAMARA (RNZAF) - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 246
747887 Sgt Joseph Edward SELLORS - missing believed killed - Malta Memorial Panel 2 Column 1
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 51
2.AIR81/5769
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2025 15:13 | MMR | Added |
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