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| Date: | Monday 28 April 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1080 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Malaga -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Gibraltar |
Took off at 20:20hrs from RAF Wyton fo a delivery flight to Gibraltar. Had to ditch because the plane went out of fuel. 2 men drowned while the others drifted for 10 days in their dinghy before being rescued by a Vichy French ship.
Crew:
754104 Sgt D.S. WALSH
902268 Sgt Richard William CHANNER - drowned / no grave - Runnymede Memorial panel 41
1257745 Sgt James GOLDING - drowned / no grave - Runnymede Memorial panel 43
959970 Sgt P.R. HERBERT
755447 Sgt R.H.P. HUMPHRIS
948851 Sgt L. McLEAN
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. Volume 1: 1939-1942. David Gunby & Pelham Temple. Page 56
2.AIR81/6107
3.https://www.conscript-heroes.com/MI9-02.html
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2025 11:27 | MMR | Added |
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