ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15817
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| Date: | Monday 15 April 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4113 |
| MSN: | QR-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | East Frisian Islands, off Cuxhaven, Saxony -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Hemswell |
Hampden Mk.I L4113 "QR-O" of 61 Sqn., RAF. "Gardening" (Minelaying) mission to Elbe estuary. Lost without trace on night of 14-15 April 1940. One source gives the last reported position of the aircraft as near to the East Frisian Islands, off Cuxhaven, Saxony, Germany (at approximate co-ordinates 53°44′ 0″ N, 7°25′ 0″ E).
All four Crew killed:
Sgt 563099 Victor Emanuel RAF killed.
Sgt 565877 Ronald Etheridge RAF killed.
Sgt 515180 James Atkinson RAF killed.
AC.1 531827 Peter Gladstone Graham RAF killed.
Sources:
1. James J Halley, Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/141 https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14141891
4. http://www.oldhaltonians.co.uk/pages/rememb/ROH/19.htm
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/archives/air-81-raf-casualty-packs-1939-45-part-1/
6. http://www.oldhaltonians.co.uk/pages/rememb/ROH/E.htm
7. https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/13s.16114/page-88
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Frisian_Islands
9. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1269605/emanuel,-victor/
10. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1269666/etheridge,-ronald/
11. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1083061/atkinson,-james/
12. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1798658/graham,-peter-gladstone/
13. https://www.wwwmp.co.uk/carmarthenshire-memorials/trimsaran-war-memorial/
14. https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/atkinson-j-180/
15. http://www.bomber-command.info/c61hamloss.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2008 15:46 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Jan-2012 13:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2013 08:56 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2015 01:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2015 01:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2015 16:50 | Newton | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2019 20:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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