RAF Middle East Losses Wk ending 29-11-41

[niallc]

Andreas
To add to this – or possibly hijack it:-) - the Wellesley lost on 29 November (and referenced in your first post) was not lost in East Africa, but appears to be one of a pair in transit between Heliopolis and Malta and which ditched off Malta (possibly lost or out of fuel, although the latter would seem unlikely in a Wellesley). The crew, recorded as Sgts Cunnison, Scholar and Taylor, were picked up safe by HSL128 and landed at Kalafrana.
Additionally there is a note on the Middle East Weekly State Report for Jan 2nd, 1942 that on Malta there was “in addition a special flight consisting of 1 Wellesley, 1 Whitley and 1 Halifax.” Presumably this Wellesley is the other one of the pair that set off from Helio on November 29th? And presumably the “special flight” refers to 138 Squadron’s detachments to the island to drop agents into Yugoslavia? Can anyone identify either of the Wellesleys or add any more about what they were supposed to be doing?
Niall