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| Date: | Saturday 28 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 620 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF451 |
| MSN: | QS-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Stirling EF451: Took off at 21:30hrs. for night bombing mission to Nuremberg (Ger.) 27/08/1943
Cause of loss not established. Failed to Return /crashed at Germany 28 August 1943.
Crew:
Sgt William Henry DUROE (658365) Pilot RAF - killed
Sgt Richard Patrick Michael MULLARKEY (938998) Fl/Eng RAFVR - killed
Sgt George McGREGOR (1077860) WOp RAFVR - killed
Sgt Albert TASKER (1232838) Air Bomber RAFVR - killed
F/O Romeo Dominick Louis VIETTO (J/14229) Navigator RCAF - killed
Sgt Alexander PEARSON (1380929) RAFVR - PoW 222534 4B
Sgt Thomas Henry Arthur SUTTON (1446557) RAFVR - PoW 222632 4B
Sources:
Allied Air Forces Losses and Incidents Database.
https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ef451
ORB 620 Sqdn RAF
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2024 18:31 | seawolf | Added |
| 29-May-2024 17:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Damage, Operator, ] |
| 29-May-2024 17:24 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 29-May-2024 17:25 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator, ] |
| 29-May-2024 17:26 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 29-May-2024 17:28 | Nepa | Updated [Country, Source, Operator, ] |
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