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| Date: | Tuesday 23 September 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 38 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8776 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Took off from RAF Luqa, Malta, for a mission over Tripoli, Libya. Failed to return.
Crew:
404118 Sgt Rowland SECOMB (RAAF) - killed - Tripoli War Cemetery (12.C.17.), Libya.
1257611 Sgt Peter Frederick BOLD - missing believed killed - Malta Memorial, Panel 1 Column 2.
552631 F/Sgt Walter Foresyth Prins BROWN - missing believed killed - Malta Memorial, Panel 1 Column 1.
1377523 Sgt William John POOLE - missing believed killed - Malta Memorial, Panel 2 Column 1.
979892 Sgt James Christopher SHERIDAN - missing believed killed - Malta Memorial, Panel 2 Column 1.
R/59108 F/Sgt Robert Hollis TOSHACK (RCAF) - missing believed killed - Malta Memorial, Panel 2 Column 1.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 85
2.AIR81/10028
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2025 11:21 | MMR | Added |
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