Wellington X HE343 took-off from Cerignola and went missing on a raid to Alexandria.
Rey was the only survivor of the crash.
Killed in the crash: Flight Sergeant Ronald Frederick Bickford RAF KIA Milan War Cemetery Ref : I. E. 12. Sergeant Norman Edward Fay RAF KIA Malta Memorial Ref : Panel 14, Column 2. Sergeant John Rickerby Johnston RAF KIA Malta Memorial Ref : Panel 15, Column 1. Flight Sergeant John Lawton RAF KIA Malta Memorial Ref : Panel 16, Column 2.
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