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| Date: | Sunday 16 November 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington II |
| Owner/operator: | 148 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8355 |
| MSN: | B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Benghazi -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Took off from 20:55hrs for an operation over Benghazi airfield, Libya. Heavy flak brought the plane down and it crashed on or near the airfield.
Crew:
74675 F/Lt Robert Hugh GORDON - killed no known grave - Alamein Memorial, column 240.
86421 F/O Peter Arnold BITMEAD - killed no known grave - Alamein Memorial, column 241.
1058476 Sgt David Thorburn CLARK - killed no known grave - Alamein Memorial, column 242.
654132 F/Sgt Angus Gillespie Connan HUNTER - killed no known grave - Alamein Memorial, column 242.
970518 Sgt Ronald MURPHY - killed no known grave - Alamein Memorial, column 243.
530378 Sgt Dennis Frederick PICKERILL - killed no known grave - Alamein Memorial, column 243.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 98
2.AIR81/10372
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2025 13:08 | MMR | Added |
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