Thread: Buried in Spain
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Old 22nd November 2013, 23:00
Agustin Ruzafa Agustin Ruzafa is offline
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Re: Buried in Spain

Good evening Chris, I have looked at http://www.awm.gov.au and I have not found anything with the number of Whitley Philipson Sgt. What do you have? What I found was this.

Source:
NAA: A705, 163/137/197
Aircraft Type: Whitley
Serial number:
Radio call sign:
Unit: 58 Sqn RAF
Summary:

A Whitley aircraft of 58 Sqn RAF took off at 1440 hours on 17 August 1942, on an antisubmarine
patrol in the Bay of Biscay. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off
and it did not return to base.

Crew:
RAAF 400240 Flt Sgt Leslie, K McK (Observer)
RAF PO Uglton, C
RCAF PO Savage
RAF Sgt Phillipson
RAF Sgt Marshall
RCAF Sgt Metivier
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