Wellington Bomber R-Robert Memorial. Suffolk.

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  1. Little Friend

    Little Friend Senior Member

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    I took these 2009. All the crew baled-out from this aircraft before the crash.
    This is the Rowley Mile at Newmarket's Race course.
     
    Little Friend, Apr 25, 2013
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  2. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    Details of the above loss.

    11-12 February 1941

    99 Squadron
    Wellington IC T2888 LN-R
    Op. Bremen

    Took off from Newmarket. Abandoned and crashed at Stags Holt Elm, 5 miles south of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. Sgt. Clough fell into water and drowned.

    Crew.

    Sgt. Robinson
    Sgt. D N. Beal +
    Sgt. A R. Clough +

    Source - RAF Bomber Command Losses Vol.2 - W R. Chorley
     
    Peter Clare, Apr 25, 2013
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