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| Date: | Monday 23 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle GT.I |
| Owner/operator: | 297 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P1478 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hurt, Dorset |
| RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
Missing on ferry flight from Thruxton to Gibraltar. believed shot down. 23/08/1943
No further details.
Crew:
Luitenant-ter-zee Pieter Hendrik BLOM (WOp) Royal Netherlands Navy Air Service
Flying Officer John Bruce BOWDEN (J/11959) RCAF
Warrant Officer Herbert Edward CURTIS (655367) RAF
Flight Sergeant Robert Angus MOORE (1074933) RAFVR
Flight Sergeant Albert Edward George NUNN (1335020) RAFVR
Sources:
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft P1000 - R9999, published 1996
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 09:48 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 02-Oct-2015 06:43 | BRIANENGLAND52 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2024 09:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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