Wellington Ic P9292 - The North Sea                                              Updated: 02 DEC 2016

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
a014001.htm Cleak F B P/O RAF 75 p026.htm WEL P9292 Bomb G The North Sea d241040 b121240 c014.htm Esbjerg
e777417.htm Finlayson W J P/O RNZAF 75 p026.htm WEL P9292 Bomb G The North Sea d241040 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777418.htm Gibbs J Sgt RAF 75 p026.htm WEL P9292 Bomb G The North Sea d241040 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777420.htm Hitchmough W G Sgt RAF 75 p026.htm WEL P9292 Bomb G The North Sea d241040 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777419.htm Sanderson R M P/O RAF 75 p026.htm WEL P9292 Bomb G The North Sea d241040 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777421.htm White RWB Sgt RAF 75 p026.htm WEL P9292 Bomb G The North Sea d241040 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN

Den 24. oktober 1940 styrtede WEL P9292 i havet.

"Under et bombetogt med Berlin som mål styrtede et Wellington fly i havet (måske omkring her) den 24. oktober 1940. Hele besætningen omkom.

Et af de omkomne besætningsmedlemmer, F. B. Cleak, blev fundet inddrevet som lig på Fanø (som er her) og blev begravet den 12. december 1940.

En britisk trawler opsamlede liget af en anden flyver, P/O Finlayson, der begravedes til søs. Resten af besætningen, 4 mand, har ingen kendt grav." (FAF)

Google Map planesRNZAF   6 flyvere.

On 24 October 1940 WEL P9292 crashed into the sea (maybe about here) during a bombing raid on Berlin. All of the crew perished.

The body of F. B. Cleak was found washed ashore on Fanø (which is here). He was buried in Esbjerg on 12 December 1940.

A British trawler retrieved the body of P/O Finlayson who was buried at sea. 4 airmen have no known grave. (Source: FAF)

See Bomber Command No. 75 Squadron and No. 75 Squadron RNZAF.  75(nz)squadron has more.

75 Squadron Association NZ + UK * Wellington Ic AA- took off from RAF Mildenhall. (Source: Aircrew Remembered has this.)

Google Map planesRNZAF  6 airmen.