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| Date: | Tuesday 4 February 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 45 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8538 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Barce/Tocra -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Menastir |
Mission to bomb a railway line between Barce and Tocra, Libya. Shot down by a Italian CR.42 probaly piloted by Sottotenente Furio LAURI (1918-2002)
Crew:
F/Lt J. PAINE - baled out and evaded
552544 Sgt Colin Pryce EDWARDS - killed - no known grave - Alamein Memorial Column 243
581388 Sgt Harry Cecil Thomas HOLMANS - killed - no known grave - Alamein Memorial Column 243
Note that AIR81/5007 gives registration L8530 but that one was lost on 12-10-1940.
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/italy_camerini.htm
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2025 16:42 | MMR | Added |
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