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| Date: | Monday 5 May 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 38 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5681 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | El Qasaba -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fuka Satellite, Egypt |
Took off from Fuka Satellite for a bombing mission to Benina Aerodrome. On return it crashed at El Qasaba.
Crew:
391345 Sgt Norman Franklin DIXON (RNZAF) - killed - El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
751892 Sgt Richard Shuttleworth BLACKWELL - killed - El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
900134 Sgt Leslie Harold HARRAP - killed - El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
911408 Sgt Douglas ROLFE - killed - El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
401467 Sgt Herbert Owen TURNER (RNZAF) - killed - El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
70782 Sgt Basil Alexander WALKER (RNZAF) - killed - El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 58
2.AIR81/6272
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2025 16:39 | MMR | Added |
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