ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200437
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| Date: | Saturday 3 January 1942 |
| Time: | 19:20 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AT123 |
| MSN: | ZN-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I AT123 (ZN-R) of 106 Squadron, RAF. Took off from RAF Coningsby at 16:50 hrs for a "Gardening" (mine laying) operation off the Frisian Islands, and failed to return. Lost without trace as not heard from after take off.
Over the Frisians, the aircraft was hit by the 6./Marine-Flak-Abteilung 246 battery Terschelling-Ost and crashed into the North Sea.
Crew
102537: Pilot Officer Donald Arthur Howard RAF, DFM (pilot) (NCO:745021 Commission Gazetted : Friday 29 August, 1941)
J/3271: Flying Officer Alexander James Fraser RCAF (Observer)
1375226: Sgt Albert Harry Gardner RAF (Wireless Op/Air Gunner, aged 26)
636348: Flt Sgt Kenneth McKenzie RAF DFM (aged 20)
Since no trace of the aircraft or its crew were ever found, all four are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
1. https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hampden/22384-AT1231942-01-04.html
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1800563/howard,-donald-arthur/
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1270388/fraser,-alexander-james/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1270612/gardner,-albert-harry/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1079509/mckenzie,-kenneth/
6. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35260/page/5025/data.pdf
7. Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
8. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 October 1939 | L4175 | 106 Sqn RAF | 0 | near RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire |  |
w/o |
| 8 July 1941 | AD735 | 106 Sqn RAF | 3 | Heesch, NE of 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2017 19:59 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 25-Dec-2017 08:50 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2018 23:55 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 13:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Oct-2019 19:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2019 19:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 16:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Jan-2024 07:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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