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| Date: | Sunday 2 February 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 55 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2240 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Slonta -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Capuzzo/Amseat No 1 |
Mission to bomb Italian forces escaping by road from Marawah, shot down by flak and crashed.
Crew:
84988 P/O Peter Gerhard BLIGNAUT - killed - no known grave - Alamein Memorial Column 241
207702 Sgt Ernest Robert William CURRIE - RAAF - killed - no known grave - Alamein Memorial Column 245
529576 Sgt Harold Redvers RUNDLE - killed - no known grave - Alamein Memorial Column 243
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 40
2.http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/commonwealth_weller.htm
3.AIR81/4989
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2025 16:10 | MMR | Added |
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