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| Date: | Friday 1 August 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 37 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1067 |
| MSN: | LF-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea west of Sollum -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG 215 Shallufa, Egypt |
| LG 215 Shallufa, Egypt |
Took off from LG 215 Shallufa, Egypt, at 19:30hrs to bomb harbour installations at Benghazi, Libya. After the bombing a message was received that the plane was to come down into the sea near the coast of Sollum.
Crew:
777605 Sgt Dennis Kibbey TAYLOR - missing believed killed - Alamain Memorial Column 244.
624003 F/Sgt Alec Leslie Drummond BARRIE - missing believed killed - Alamain Memorial Column 242.
1006168 Sgt John Alfred BROWN - missing believed killed - Alamain Memorial Column 242.
955506 Sgt Thomas Edward GLEDHILL - missing believed killed - Alamain Memorial Column 243.
60783 P/O James PRESCOTT - missing believed killed - Alamain Memorial Column 241.
1257326 Sgt Derek Trend RATCLIFFE - missing believed killed - Alamain Memorial Column 243.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 77
2.AIR81/8070
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2025 14:48 | MMR | Added |
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