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| Date: | Thursday 11 September 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington II |
| Owner/operator: | OADU RAF |
| Registration: | W5596 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hampstead Norris |
| RAF Luqa, Malta |
Lost without a trace while on a delivery flight from Hampstead Norris to Malta.
Crew:
1058668 Sgt Eric HEALY - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial, Panel 45.
1378959 Sgt John George BELL - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial, Panel 39.
1154617 Sgt Brian Hilton DENNIS - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial, Panel 42.
1256990 Sgt Denis James FARRELL - killed - Quiberville Churchyard (grave 10), France.
1052475 Sgt Jack GILL - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial, Panel 43.
1014916 Sgt Eric Ditchfield MINSHALL - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial, Panel 48.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 83
2.AIR81/9010
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2025 11:43 | MMR | Added |
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