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| Date: | Wednesday 7 May 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | OADF RAF |
| Registration: | W5687 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Malta -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gibraltar |
| Luqa, Malta |
Took off from Gibraltar for a delivery flight tot Luqa, Malta. Engine cut and the plane ditched some 22km east of Gibraltar.
Crew:
??????? F/Lt P.H. WAY - survived
??????? F/Sgt ANDREWS - survived
??????? F/Sgt CLEAVER - survived
580409 F/Sgt William James GRIFFITHS - missing believed killed - Malta Memorial panel 1 column 2.
551374 F/Sgt Ralph HEPPLE - missing believed killed - Malta Memorial panel 1 column 2.
746839 F/Sgt John RICHARDS (200 Sqn RAF) - missing believed killed - Malta Memorial panel 1 column 2.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 59
2.AIR81/6306
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2025 12:15 | MMR | Added |
| 22-Sep-2025 12:15 | MMR | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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