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 Wellington Ic  R3235


Incidents/Accidents

DateAircraftUnitPilot NameLocation
26 Jul 40 Wellington IC R3235 75 Sqdn IJsselmeer
RemarksTook off from Feltwell Crashed near Amsterdam Holland cause unknown where the entire crew are buried in th New Eastern Cemetery. Sgt Brown's DFM was Gazetted 13 Sept 1940 F/O W.Henk Welting's Database

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AIR81/1207Wellington Ic R3235Flying Officer W M Coleman, Pilot Officer F T Poole, Sergeant N W Brown, Sergeant W E Neville, Sergeant J A Dowds and Sergeant W D F Annan: missing presumed dead; Wellington R3235 in air operations in the region of Hamm and Haltern, Germany, 26 July 1940.C14503146

Casualties in the CWGC Register for Wellington IC R3235

Rank Name, Number, Trade & Details DateUnit Country Cemetery/Memorial & Loc Ref
SergeantWilliam Donald Francis ANNAN (391377) Air Gunner Wellington Ic R3235  AIR81/1207 1940-07-2675 Sqdn AIR27 NetherlandsAmsterdam New Eastern Cemetery
SergeantNorman Wilson BROWN (518807) Observer Wellington Ic R3235  AIR81/1207 1940-07-2675 Sqdn AIR27 NetherlandsAmsterdam New Eastern Cemetery
Flying OfficerWilliam Harcourt COLEMAN (2526) Pilot Wellington Ic R3235  AIR81/1207 1940-07-2675 Sqdn AIR27 NetherlandsAmsterdam New Eastern Cemetery
SergeantJohn DOWDS (632780) Wireless Op Wellington Ic R3235  AIR81/1207 1940-07-2675 Sqdn AIR27 NetherlandsAmsterdam New Eastern Cemetery
SergeantWilliam Eric NEVILL (631165) Wireless Op Wellington Ic R3235  AIR81/1207 1940-07-2675 Sqdn AIR27 NetherlandsAmsterdam New Eastern Cemetery
Pilot OfficerFrank Twain POOLE (42722) Pilot Wellington Ic R3235  AIR81/1207 1940-07-2675 Sqdn AIR27 NetherlandsAmsterdam New Eastern Cemetery

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