ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157505
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| Date: | Saturday 7 December 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 16 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P4292 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Little Chesterton, near RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire |
7 December 1940: Handley Page Hampden Mk.I P4292, RAF Upper Heyford. Destroyed when crashed at Little Chesterton, Northamptonshire. All five crew were killed:
Sergeant (Pilot) Alan James COAD DFM RAF No. 566061
Age 23, the son of Richard J and Emily Coad of Plymouth and the husband of Cicelie F Coad of Newport, Monmouthshire.
He is buried in Grave 554, St Budeaux churchyard extension, Plymouth
Squadron Leader (Navigator) Hugh Denis BECK RAF No. 33106
He was the son of Mrs S Beck of St Leonards.
He is buried in Plot V Grave 161 Ringwood Cemetery
Sergeant (Pilot) Monty Richard DARDS RAFVR No. 745785
Age 20 and the son of Montague and Athalie Dards of Southall, Middlesex.
He is buried in Sec B Grave 41 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator) Thomas HADFIELD RAF No. 616922
Age 19 and the son of Robert and Emma Hadfield of Bolton.
He is buried in Sec A Grave 811 in the churchyard of St Peter’s Church, Halliwell
Sergeant (Wireless Operator) George Arnold BINKS RAFVR No. 943809
Age 23 and the son of George Arthur and Eleanor Binks of Linthwaite, Yorkshire.
He is buried in Sec B Grave 193 in the churchyard of Christ Church, Linthwaite
Sources:
1. Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-R9999
2. http://www.theygavetheirtoday.com/raf-upper-heyford.html
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2811876/coad,-alan-james/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2350245/beck,-hugh-denis/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2421949/dards,-monty-richard/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2698909/hadfield,-thomas/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2409002/binks,-george-arnold/
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesterton,_Oxfordshire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2013 17:22 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Jun-2015 10:40 | Giggatson | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 22-Jul-2018 20:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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