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| Date: | Monday 6 January 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 38 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P9293 |
| MSN: | S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Egypt -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG-017, Fuka Aerodrome, Sidi Haneish, Egypt |
Took off for a mission to Tobruk, Libia. Damaged by flak while making for a Fuka satellite airfield. Crashed into teh sea off Ishaila Rock, Sidi Barrani.
Crew:
741062 Sgt William Edward CLEGG - killed - El Alamein War Cemetery (*)
748637 Sgt Edward James DUNTON - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 243
755296 Sgt Norman Walter MAWBY - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 243
653619 Sgt Thomas Parkin ROBSON - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 243
647226 Sgt Peter Frederick WILCOCK - killed - El Alamein War Cemetery
?????? Sgt A.W. ROBERTS - survived - picked up by a destroyer
(*) Date of death according to CWGC 06-01-1941 (as date given in AI81/4821) while the other crewmembers have a date of death 07-01-1941
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 38
2.AIR81/4821
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2025 16:38 | MMR | Added |
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