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| Date: | Sunday 25 May 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 14 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2065 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Suda Bay, Crete -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG 21 Qotafiyah III, Egypt |
Took off from LG 21 Qotafiyah III, Egypt, to bomb Maleme airfield, Crete (Greece). Shot down over Suda Bay by Bf 109 fighters of 5/JG77.
Crew:
40471 F/Lt Richard Arnold GREEN - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 240
61027 P/O Anthony Doughty BROWNE - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 241
400130 Sgt Norman Paterson Mckirdy WILSON (RAAF) - missing believed killed - Alamein Memorial Column 246
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses In the Middle East and Med. (Volume 1: 1939-1942) David Gunby & Pelham Temple, page 63
2.AIR81/6658
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2025 08:30 | MMR | Added |
| 28-Sep-2025 08:38 | MMR | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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