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| Date: | Wednesday 12 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 138 (Special Duties) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL251 |
| MSN: | NF-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Blida |
| Tempsford |
Ditched in Mediterranean due to engine trouble. One crew member drowned, the other 7 were rescued .
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant H A Walker DFC RCAF
Flight Engineer : Sergeant W Wall RAF
Navigator : Flying Officer Michael Anthony Farr RAFVR 146341 [Killed] (NCO:1154255 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 13 July, 1943)
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer J Cacchioni RCAF
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer Curtis Dalton Johnston DFC RAF 177538 (NCO:1800261 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 25 July, 1944)
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant William James Stoneman DFM RAF
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Sydney Coulston RAF 1065822
William Stoneman, mid-upper gunner, states aircraft shot down
by Ju88 approx 60 miles from Blida.
Source: 'The Goldfish Club', author Danny Danziger. ISBN: 978-07515-4588-3.
F/O Farr commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, UK
Sources:
http://www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Aircraft-lost-on-Allied-Forces-Special-Duty-Operations.pdf
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?11805-138-Squadron-loss-12-July-1944
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2019 05:35 | tachel | Added |
| 05-Oct-2019 07:20 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jul-2023 06:43 | Rob Davis | Updated |
| 27-Aug-2023 14:08 | rafiain | Updated |
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