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| Date: | Monday 26 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vickers Wellesley Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 223 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7731 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Asmara -
 Eritrea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Summit ALG, Port Sudan, Sudan |
Took off with five other planes for an attack on Asmara, Eritrea. Plane was shot down by Italian fighters probaly by Mario Visintini.
Crew:
41074 P/O Joseph Colin SMITHERAM - killed - Asmara War Cemetery, Eritrea
536703 Sgt Sidney Ellis MEADES - killed - Asmara War Cemetery, Eritrea
746984 Sgt Denis Frederick SHALLER - Asmara War Cemetery, Eritrea
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Mediterranean (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 23
2.https://caspir.warplane.com/personnel/unit-search/p/600018839/
3.https://www.silverhawkauthor.com/post/canadian-warplanes-1-vickers-wellesley
4.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Visintini
5.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2025 15:41 | MMR | Added |
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