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| Date: | Friday 5 September 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 37 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2512 |
| MSN: | LF-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG 16 Fuka Satellite, Egypt |
Took off from LG 16 Fuka Satellite, Egypt, at 21:30hrs for an oparation to Derna, Libya. Lost without a trace.
According to AIR81/8899 the aircraft crashed into the sea off Tobruk, Libya. (altough AIR81/8899 say Egypt, but Tobruk is not Egypt)
Crew:
43118 F/O Richard Henry WHEELER - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 241.
749572 Sgt William HUTTON - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 243.
917146 Sgt Victor Frank HYATT - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 243.
983341 Sgt Frederick Alan LEITCH - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 243.
67615 P/O John Raymond PARSONS - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 241.
40628 F/O Kenneth Stanley PETERSON (RNZAF) - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 245.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 82
2.AIR81/8899
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2025 11:25 | MMR | Added |
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