ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193345
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| Date: | Thursday 16 October 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 16 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P5310 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Aberaeron, Ceredigion -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I P5310: 16 OTU RAF. Written off (destroyed) 16/10/1941 Crashed near Aberaeron, Ceredigon, after the propeller and reduction gear sheared from the starboard engine. Two of the four crew were killed:
Crew
Pilot: Pilot Officer John Alexander Douglas Scroggie RAFVR No.103031, Age 20 and the son of John Adam and Mary Lushington Scroggie of Cheltenham. He is buried Sec O grave 9836 Cemetery Cheltenham
Obsever: Sergeant Reginald Frederick Arthur Young RAFVR No. 1258651, Age 25 He is buried in block 17 grave 610 Streatham Cemetery, Wandsworth
Two crew survived the crash: Sgt J.Bremmer, Sgt Hart
Sources:
1. http://www.theygavetheirtoday.com/raf-upper-heyford.html
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2451027/scroggie,-john-alexander-douglas/
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2429955/young,-reginald-frederick-arthur/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2017 20:56 | ORD | Added |
| 17-Feb-2018 07:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Nature] |
| 05-Aug-2018 23:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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