ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193270
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 February 1944 |
| Time: | After 2250 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk XI |
| Owner/operator: | 38 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MP569 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Aegean Sea -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Wellington XI MP569 of 38 Sqn RAF took off at about 1800 from Berka III [Benghazi], Libya, for a shipping strike in the Aegean. It sent a sighting report at 2230, but twenty minutes later signalled an SOS, the bearings indicating a heading towards Turkey. However, nothing further was heard or seen of the Wellington or its six crew, who are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial.
Crew (In alpha order except the pilot, all killed):
NZ413150 F/Sgt Lawrence Rodney TAYLOR RNZAF (pilot) - Age 22. 709hrs. 20th op(?)
1078641 F/Sgt Henry Greenwell BELL
1365619 Sgt Henry Leggat DUFF
1334140 F/Sgt George William Henry FORD
133973 F/O Ronald William MORRISON
1434995 Sgt George Denis WRIGHT
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?5416-Ronald-William-Morrison-K.I.A-03-02-1943
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2017 17:43 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
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