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| Date: | Sunday 13 July 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 38 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N2756 |
| MSN: | U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Sea off Benghazi -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG 215 Shallufa, Egypt |
Took off for a bombing mission to Benghazi, Libya. Failed to return. Other crews reported oil on the water outside Benghazi Harbour.
Crew:
758168 F/Sgt John Philip WILKINS - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 242.
581498 Sgt Simon Michael CASHMAN - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 242.
402110 Sgt Felix Ffrench CLOWRY (RAAF) - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 245.
966123 F/Sgt Albert McDonald Smith DARGIE - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 242.
749432 F/Sgt Daniel GROCOTT - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 242.
654691 Sgt William YOUNG - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 244.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 73
2.https://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Dargie.htm
3.https://www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com/raf/cashman-simon-michael/
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2025 09:04 | MMR | Added |
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