Fincham, William Edward (Sergeant)
Prisoner of War 1942-June-15
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Service
RCAF
Unit
69 (BR) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
With Vigilance We Serve
Base
RAF Luqa, Malta
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/77413
PoW: 39181
Crew or Other Personnel
Baltimore AG699
Mission
Baltimore Mk. I AG699
Reconnaissance 1942-June-15 to 1942-June-15
(BR) Sqn (RAF) Luqa Airfield, Malta
69 Squadron RAF (With vigilance we serve), Luqa, Malta. Baltimore I aircraft was lost on a reconnaissance mission to the island of Pantelleria, crashing off coast of the Italian island of Linosa, 1942-06-15, cause unknown
Pilot, Flight Sergeant A Greaves (RAAF) was killed in action
Sergeant W E Fincham (RCAF), Sergeant F W Baum (RAFVR) and Sergeant R T Purslow (RAFVR) survived and were taken as Prisoners of War
Sergeant Purslow died 1943-12-17 as a Prisoner of War in a camp in Germany
The wreckage of this aircraft was located in 2016 as part of a seabed mapping and habitat monitoring project and filmed using a remotely controlled vehicle (ROV). In 2022, Italian divers returned to the site to document and confirm the identity of the well preserved wreck
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Baltimore AG699 Mk. I - Reconnaissance - 1942-06-15 to 1942-06-15
Squadron: (BR) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1942-06-15
Completion Date: 1942-06-15
Mission: Reconnaissance
Operation: unspecified
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Base: Luqa Airfield, Malta
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Crash City: Mediterranean Sea
Crash Specifics: off the coast of the Italian island of Linosa
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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War Diary Unavailable
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69 Squadron RAF (With vigilance we serve), Luqa, Malta. Baltimore I aircraft was lost on a reconnaissance mission to the island of Pantelleria, crashing off coast of the Italian island of Linosa, 1942-06-15, cause unknown
Pilot, Flight Sergeant A Greaves (RAAF) was killed in action
Sergeant W E Fincham (RCAF), Sergeant F W Baum (RAFVR) and Sergeant R T Purslow (RAFVR) survived and were taken as Prisoners of War
Sergeant Purslow died 1943-12-17 as a Prisoner of War in a camp in Germany
The wreckage of this aircraft was located in 2016 as part of a seabed mapping and habitat monitoring project and filmed using a remotely controlled vehicle (ROV). In 2022, Italian divers returned to the site to document and confirm the identity of the well preserved wreck
[Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...
After 80 years the solve the mystery of a WWII plane that force...
Solved: Riddle of the RAF bomber found on the seabed thousands of mile...
(23) World War Two sunken RAF bomber aircraft found off the coast...