Wellington T2515 IC - Bombing Calais France - 1941-03-12 to 1941-03-12
Squadron: 40 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1941-03-12
Completion Date: 1941-03-12
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Calais France
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Alconbury
Take Off Time: 19:50:00
Squadron Code: BL-U
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: France
Crash Specifics: near Wimille
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: flak
Flak Battery: unspecified
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable

40 Squadron RAF (Hostem A Coelo Expellere) RAF Alconbury. Wellington IC aircraft T2515 BL-U was shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Boulogne, France, crashing near Wimille, France (Pas-de-Calais)

Sergeant T H Rose (RCAF), Sergeant D W Gough (RNZAF), Sergeant T G Webb (RNZAF), Sergeant H Jones (RAFVR), Sergeant F Stones (RAFVR) and Sergeant W J Morgan (RAFVR) were all killed in action

This inexperienced crew were on their first operational sortie

unvetted Source Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database

unvetted Source 40 Squadron Wellington IC T2515 BL-U Sgt. Gough

unvetted Source Search for France - Crashes 39-45

General RAF Commands