Wellington Mk1 Serial P-9273 took off from RAF Mildenhall at 10.22pm on 9th October 1940 (79 years ago today) to bomb a target in Germany. It was never seen again and the crew have no known graves. Does anyone have any further information please. Many thanks.
The AIR81 file would be a good source uf you get a copy Flying Officer R G Furness, Sergeant P T Catto, Sergeant F G R McDonald, Sergeant K M... | The National Archives Were any of the crew RCAF and RAAF?
Photos from my collection Flying Officer FURNESS, ROY GIFFARD Service Number 74673 Died 10/10/1940 Aged 21 149 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Son of Horace Geoffrey and Emeline Grace Furness, of Ootacamund, India. Commemorated at RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Location: Surrey, United Kingdom Number of casualties: 20275 Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 5. SergeantCATTO, PATRICK TAWSE Service Number 758161 Died 10/10/1940 149 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Commemorated at RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Location: Surrey, United Kingdom Number of casualties: 20275 Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 12. Sergeant MCDONALD, FRANCIS GEORGE RAE Service Number 936241 Died 10/10/1940 Aged 20 149 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Commemorated at RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Location: Surrey, United Kingdom Number of casualties: 20275 Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 17. Son of Joseph and Grace Annie McDonald, of Castleside, Co. Durham. Sergeant DAVIDSON, KENNETH MCNAB Service Number 966854 Died 10/10/1940 Aged 24 149 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Son of Joseph Stobie Davidson and Susan Linn Davidson, of Dundee. Commemorated at RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Location: Surrey, United Kingdom Number of casualties: 20275 Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 13. Sergeant REYNOLDS, MARCUS PETE Service Number 747880 Died 10/10/1940 Aged 31 149 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Commemorated at RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Location: Surrey, United Kingdom Number of casualties: 20275 Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 18. Sergeant SHIMELLS, KENNETH Service Number 749466 Died 10/10/1940 149 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Commemorated at RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Location: Surrey, United Kingdom Number of casualties: 20275 Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 19.
Checked Chorley Bomber Command Losses 1939-1940 2nd edition and nothing much to add to what's already posted. Loss appears on page 219 as lost without a trace. Two small bits of further info: aircraft code was OJ-V and according to Chorley: "This was the first Bomber Command Wellington crew to lose their lives without a regular officer or NCO included in their number".
Furness commissioned as Pilot |Officer in 1939 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/Go to First Unread 34705/page/6800/data.pdf and to Flying Officer 1940 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35005/page/6866/data.pdf an Old Boy of The Elms School, Colwall, Hertfordshire
