ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157525
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 December 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 14 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P1168 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles South of Saltby, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cottesmore, Rutland |
| RAF Cottesmore, Rutland |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I P1168 14 OTU RAF: Written off (destroyed) 9/12/1941 when stalled and dived into ground four miles south of Saltby, Leicestershire. Saltby is located approximately 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Melton Mowbray (at approximate co ordinates 52°49′45″N 000°42′37″W). Both crew were killed.
Crew:
406353: Pilot Officer Osborne Kirkton Fisher RAAF (Pilot, aged 28)
402623: Sgt Kenneth Frederick Thornton RAAF (Observer, aged 25)
Both crew were Australian nationals, and both were buried at St. Nicholas Churchyard, Cottesmore.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-R9999
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2922133/fisher,-osborne-kirkton/
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2922189/thornton,-kenneth-frederick/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Saltby
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2013 05:14 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Jul-2014 12:08 | Ross Geissmann | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2018 16:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2018 13:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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