Squadron: 201 (MP) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1943-11-17
Completion Date: 1943-11-18
Mission: Convoy Patrol
Operation: unspecified
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Base: RAF Castle Archdale, Northern Ireland
Take Off Time: 21:55:00
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Crash City: Rossmore, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Crash Specifics:
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: weather
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War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
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{{storedperimage,DolphinCrew.jpg,float:right;width:300px;margin-left:10px;,War Memorial Lough Erne in Co Fermanagh to the Crew who were killed along with an adjoining memorial to 8 crew killed just over a year later on a Catalina
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Training Accident. Sunderland aircraft crashed while practicing night lands on flarepath. Sank at Rossmore, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Others killed:
- Sergeant John Bosanko GREEN (1149192)
- Sergeant Elvet PARRY (1434601) Air Gunner Commemorated Mold Cemetery, United Kingdom
{{storedperlink,orb,AIR-27-1178-69.pdf#page=2,Summary Operations Record Book 201 Squadron}}
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{{linkgooglemap,54.46843383995796, -7.907006925109199,Cliffs of Magho Viewpoint - location of cairns overlooking crash site for Sunderland W4036 and Catalina JX242 a year later.}}
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