Cottrell, Randall Tyrone (Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1942-December-28
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Service
RNZAF
Unit
104 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Strike Hard
Base
Luqa, Malta
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
NZ39993
Tunis and La Goulette Tunisia
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Wellington Z8908
Mission
Wellington Mk. IC Z8908
Bombing 1942-December-27 to 1942-December-28
104 (B) Sqn (RAF) Luqa, Malta
104 Squadron (Strike Hard) RAF Luqa, Malta. Wellington 1c aircraft Z 8908 EP-H failed to return from an operations to bomb the docks at Tunis, Tunisia, likely shot down by heavy flak over the target with the loss of the entire crew
Warrant Officer Class 2 Samuel Jeffries (RCAF), Sergeant Randall Tyrell Cottrell (RNZAF), Sergeant Andrew Michael Coakey (RAFVR), Flight Sergeant Cyril Neville Stansbury (RAFVR), Flight sergeant Eric Claude Turner (RAFVR) and Sergeant Nathaniel Van Gelder (RAFVR) were all missing, presumed killed in action. The missing have no known graves and all are commemorated on the Malta Memorial
Wellington Z8908 Mk. IC - Bombing - 1942-12-27 to 1942-12-28
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104 Squadron (Strike Hard) RAF Luqa, Malta. Wellington 1c aircraft Z 8908 EP-H failed to return from an operations to bomb the docks at Tunis, Tunisia, likely shot down by heavy flak over the target with the loss of the entire crew
Warrant Officer Class 2 Samuel Jeffries (RCAF), Sergeant Randall Tyrell Cottrell (RNZAF), Sergeant Andrew Michael Coakey (RAFVR), Flight Sergeant Cyril Neville Stansbury (RAFVR), Flight sergeant Eric Claude Turner (RAFVR) and Sergeant Nathaniel Van Gelder (RAFVR) were all missing, presumed killed in action. The missing have no known graves and all are commemorated on the Malta Memorial