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| Date: | Sunday 27 April 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 203 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L9237 |
| MSN: | S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Sea off Hydra -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Heraklion, Greece |
Took off from Heraklion, Crete Greece, at 06:15hrs to provide air cover for a convoy off the island of Hydra. Encountered a German force and was last seen attackin a Bf 110.
Crew:
39356 F/Lt James Charlton WHITTALL - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 240
551804 Sgt Thomas John AIR - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 242
759229 Sgt Stanley O'CONNOR - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 243
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 56
2.AIR81/6121
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2025 11:11 | MMR | Added |
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