37 Sqdn Wellington Ic 25/26-11-1941

[Bas Maathuis]

I'm looking for a serial, and the data on the crew of a 37 Sqdn Wellington Ic LF-L that crashed 80 km east of Bengahzi Libia in the night of 25/26 november 1941.
W/O G.M. Goldfinch was one of the crew and became pow.
He eventualy died on 13th april 1945 and was buried at Margraten US Cem in Holland. Later reinterred at Nederweert Cem Holland grave 4 D 7

[G-ASEA]

Wellington 1c LZ8798

P/O G E Guthrie RNAF pow
sgt G M Goldfinch RNAF pow Died 13.4.45 after being liberated
P/O J McTaylor pow
sgt L S Barker RCAF pow Died 11.4.44 as pow
sgt H Rose pow
sgt C J Bourner pow

Taken from RAF Bomber Losses in the middle east and Mediterranean 1939-42 by David Gunby and Pelham Temple.

Dave

[Peter Clare]

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.

[Bas Maathuis]

Peter and Dave

Thanks very much for your quick replies.
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