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| Date: | Monday 16 June 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Ic |
| Owner/operator: | OADU |
| Registration: | R3293 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Kalafrana -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gibraltar |
| RAF Luqa, Malta |
Took off from Gibraltar for Luqa, Malta. Stalled on approach and crashed into the sea.
Crew:
964587 Sgt Evan Bruce BEATTIE (RNZAF) - killed - Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Malta.
903615 Sgt John Randolph BOLTON - killed - Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Malta.
1051918 Sgt Leslie Booker BUTLER - killed - Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Malta.
J/3267 P/O Donald CAMERON (RCAF) - killed - Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Malta.
1261133 Sgt Francis Ernest DRAKE (RNZAF) - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 42
1251297 Sgt Cyril Raymond SANDERS - killed - Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Malta.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 68
2.https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york40/r3293.html
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2025 09:31 | MMR | Added |
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