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| Date: | Tuesday 29 April 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 70 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2727 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sidi Omar near Sollum -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fuka, Egypt |
Took off from Fuka at 19:45hrs (28-04-1941) for a mission to Benghazi, Libya. On return flight plane flew into escarpment near Sidi Omar.
Crew:
40919 F/O Bernard Stanley Maurice JONES - killed - no known grave - Alamein Memorial Column 241
Sgt C.D. ELLIS - injured
Sgt S. LINTON - injured
Sgt J.E. McKINLEY - injured
42629 F/O David Randolph MITCHELL - killed - no known grave - Alamein Memorial Addenda Panel. (*)
P/O C.A. PATTEN - injured
S/Ldr C.R. TAYLOR - injured
(*) David Randolph MITCHELL was first commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 57
2.AIR81/6182
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2025 09:04 | MMR | Added |
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