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| Date: | Sunday 2 November 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 40 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X9763 |
| MSN: | BL-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Sea off Tripoli -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Took off from RAF Luqa, Malta, for a mission to attack Castel Benito airfield Tripoli, Libya. Shot down by Italian night fighters.
Crew:
929677 Sgt Gavin David COLVILLE - killed - Tripoli War Cemetery (11.G.18.), Libya.
1379183 Sgt John Thomas ACKROYD - missing believed killed - Malta Memorial, Panel 1 Column 2.
748116 Sgt Harold Michael FORTH - missing believed killed - Malta Memorial, Panel 1 Column 2.
400418 Sgt Ian Russell McCALMAN (RAAF) - missing believed killed - Malta Memorial, Panel 2 Column 1.
1100625 Sgt Thomas Wilson ROBSON - killed - Tripoli War Cemetery (11.G.19.), Libya.
957039 Sgt Ernsest Donald SPRY - 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 94
2.AIR81/13333
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2025 16:43 | MMR | Added |
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