ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157506
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| Date: | Thursday 19 September 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P1183 |
| MSN: | OL-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Seine Estuary, South of Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, Normandy -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I P1183 (OL-K) of 83 Sqaudron, RAF Scampton. Lost of combat operations when FTR (Failed to return from a raid over Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France. Believed Shot down by flak/AAA over the Seine Estuary, south of Le Havre. Three deceased crew members are buried in France:
33201 Squadron Leader James Anderson Pitcairn Hill DSO, DFC (aged 24).
81036 Pilot Officer Arthur Peter Lindsell (aged 20) (NCO:745007 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 July, 1940)
755640 Sgt. Charles Gordon McCarthy (observer, aged 24)**
77040 Pilot Officer Victor Arthur Rendell (Wireless Op/Air gunner, aged 28) (NCO:743041 Commission Gazetted : Sunday 17 December, 1939)
**One crew member- Sgt Charles McCarthy - was reported missing, and has never been found. He is commemorated on the Runnymede memorial
Sources:
1. Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-R9999
2. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1186
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2633554/pitcairn-hill,-james-anderson/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2633672/linsdell,-arthur-peter/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1079155/mccarthy,-charles-gordon/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2633513/rendell,-victor-arthur/
7. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2013 17:26 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Feb-2015 07:40 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2018 17:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 12:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-May-2023 19:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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