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| Date: | Friday 6 June 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 148 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2981 |
| MSN: | G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG 213 Karbit, Egypt |
Returning from a mission to bomb Benhazi the plane made a forced landing on sea. The crew were located in their dinghy by a Sunderland and supplies were dropped. But bad weather prevented their rescue.
Crew:
40205 F/Lt Harold Emmett BROADSMITH - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 240
581200 F/Sgt Harry Alfred BLISS - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 242 (*)
651060 F/Sgt Robert Thomas FISHER - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 242
82743 P/O Peter LANE - missing believed killed - Malta Memorial Panel 1 Column 1 (*)
745254 Sgt Samuel James MILLAR - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 243
701519 Sgt Arnold WHITWORTH - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 244
(*) Both BLISS and LANE have a date of death according to CWGC: 05-06-1941, the others have a date of death 06-06-1941.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 67
2.AIR81/7096
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2025 16:18 | MMR | Added |
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