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| Date: | Saturday 27 September 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 108 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2729 |
| MSN: | V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Sea south of Rhodes -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG 211 Fayid, Egypt |
Took off from LG 211 Fayid, Egypt, at 14:00hrs for an oparation over Rhodes, Greece. A message was sent that an engine was failing and they set course to Turkey. The plane probaly ditched close to the shore on the south side of Rhodes.
Crew:
39739 S/Ldr Gordon Forbes IRVING - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 239.
R/61798 F/Sgt Terence Cunliffe FITZGERALD (RCAF) - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 246.
513377 W/O Sam HOWARTH - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 241.
507674 F/Sgt Edward Harold KEEPING - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 242.
75697 F/Lt Malcom James MILLER - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 240.
539041 F/Sgt William TROTTER - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 242.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 86
2.AIR81/9334
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2025 08:40 | MMR | Added |
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