wellington bomber losses

The event, known as “The Wellington Bomber Bike Ride” is being undertaken to commemorate the crew of Wellington Bomber T2879 of 99 Squadron which took off from RAF Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire on 29 Sept 1941. After completing a bombing mission over Italy, on its return journey the aircraft crashed close to Landsmeer in the Netherlands with the loss of all on board. Led by Wing Commander Dave Manning (Manners), Officer Commanding 99 Squadron,...


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Wellington bomber


The Crew of Wellington Bomber


A restored Wellington bomber,


12 Squadron Wellington Bomber


11400 Wellington bombers

Without escort these planes were quickly turned away by the Luftwaffe and many Wellington's were chewed up by Messerschmitt BF 110 heavy fighters. As larger bombers came into action the RAF still suffered losses by day...
The Ginger Liberal from Medway: Medals for Bomber Command

BARRY historian Dr Jonathan Hicks has been contacted by a member of the Harpole Heritage Group in Northamptonshire, tasked with researching the crew of a Wellington bomber, which crashed with the loss of all seven...
wellington bomber losses