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Re: 37 Sqdn Wellington Ic 25/26-11-1941
From RAF Bomber Losses in the Middle East and Mediterranean Vol.1 - Gunby / Temple.
26-26 November 1942
37 Squadron.
Wellington IC Z8798 L
Op: Benghazi
Crew.
P/O. G E. Guthrie RNZAF pow
Sgt. G M. Goldfinch RNZAF pow
P/O. J McTaylor pow
Sgt. L S. Barker RCAF pow
Sgt. H. Rose pow
Sgt. C J. Bourner pow.
Took off 1845 hrs ALG 09. An SOS was received almost 4 hrs after take-off and the aircraft came down approx 80 km East of Benghazi. Sgt Barker died as a POW on 11 March 1944 and is buried in Ancona War Cemetery, while Sgt. Goldfinch died in an American hospital on 13 April 1945, shortly after he was liberated and is buried in Nedereert War Cemetery.
Regards
Peter.
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