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| Date: | Wednesday 29 October 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington II |
| Owner/operator: | 148 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8330 |
| MSN: | S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG 213 Karbit, Egypt |
Took off from LG 213 Kabrit, Egypt, for a mission to attack shipping of the coast of Crete. After mission failed to return.
Crew:
402010 Sgt Thomas TARANTO (RAAF) - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 246.
1379133 Sgt John Ivan BRAMWELL - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 242.
1162271 Sgt Douglas Frederick CONLEY - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 242.
J/5080 P/O Douglas Murray ELLIOTT (RCAF) - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 245.
1180446 Sgt Steven Curnick RAY - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 243.
1261361 Sgt Douglas Harry WARNER - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial, Column 244.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 92
2.AIR81/10126
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2025 08:35 | MMR | Added |
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