ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311074
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 April 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Gp Trg Flt RAF |
| Registration: | W5677 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea near Appolonoa -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Wellington W5677: Took off for a Transit flight to Egypt. 10/04/1941
Aircraft was transporting Major General de Wiart to Egypt. The aircraft crashed near Apollonia, North Africa en route to Middle East. Having refuelled at Malta both engines later seized while off the coast of Libya, Bridger crash landed in the water and the entire crew and their passenger entered Italian captivity.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Robert Leslie Cox RAF 41153 : Commission Gazetted Friday 08 September, 1939) [PoW]
Warrant Officer Richard James Alexander Blackstock RNZAF NZ/401453 [PoW]
Sergeant John Alexander Collett RAF 975993 [PoW]
Sergeant Leonard Hudson RAF 553830 [PoW]
Warrant Officer Douglas Charles Bedlington Jenkins RNZAF NZ/391882 [PoW]
Passenger : Major-General (Army) A Carton de Wert VC CB CMG DSO (Army) 160085 [PoW]
Sources:
1. Bomber Command Losses by W R CHORLEY, volume 8, page 223.
2. https://57squadron.wordpress.com/wellington-era-1940-1942/
3. POW list RAF
4. AIR81/5805
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2023 20:16 | redsix | Added |
| 09-Apr-2024 07:02 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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