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Re: Wellington losses over Romania in May 1944
Hello,
4/5-5-1944
No.40 Sqn
Wellington X L191 'R"
Detailed to attack marshalling yards at Cimpina. Went down in flames, crashed at Valea Lungha, 10km SW of the target.
640834 W/O (Pilot) Donald Herbert ROYLE RAF +
123112 F/Sgt (Nav.) James Arthur SMITH RAFVR +
1354371 W/O (W.Op.[Air]) Allan BROWN RAFVR +
644866 Sgt (Air Bomber) George Walter WARD RAF +
1755414 Sgt (Air Gnr.) Alfred Richard WOOD RAFVR +
All buried Bucharest War Cemetery.
See:
Sweeping the Skies/Gunby. pp.263 & 375.
Col.
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