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| Date: | Tuesday 10 August 1943 |
| Time: | 00:20 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle GT.I |
| Owner/operator: | 511 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P1433 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | 120 miles west of Gibraltar, west of Tarifa, Spain. -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
| RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire |
Albemarle P1433 Took off at 20:51 hrs hrs for training flight. 09/08/1943
Missing west of Tarifa, Spain at 00:20 hrs. 10/08/1943
Crew:
Cpl Keith Treffa ALEXANDER (646930) RAF - killed
F/O James Hannan CHARNOCK (131579) RAFVR - killed
F/O Douglas Charles Walter CLARK (J/10576) Air Gunner RCAF - killed
Sgt William Brownlie CLARKSON (1349619) RAFVR - killed
F/O Philip Oscar DAVIS (115138) RAFVR - killed
Sgt Albert John FLOWER (657774) RAF - killed
F/Lt Harold Anthony KIDD-MAY (81372) RAF - killed
F/O Albert William LITTLE (J/11494) navig.RCAF - killed
F/Sgt William Robert McLELLAN (R/113865) Air Gunner RCAF - killed
Sgt Jack OXLEY (1148302) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt Raymond Douglas Crowley SMITH (Aus.413709) pilot RAAF - killed
F/O Jack Collingridge VALDER (Aus.403245) WOp/AG RAAF - killed
Sgt Desmond Arthur WOODS (1381747) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
Air Britain: RAF Aircraft P1000 - R9999, published 1996
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2011 05:10 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 08-Apr-2015 07:02 | RossGmann | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2024 10:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Jun-2024 10:49 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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