ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200887
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| Date: | Thursday 12 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 420 ( |
| Registration: | P4400 |
| MSN: | PT-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea possibly off Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
Operation Fuller - Channel Dash. All the crew are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Possibly shot down by Oblt Eberhard Bock 6./JG1 - 10km West of Katwijk-aan-Zee
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer John Robert Topping RAFVR 103530 (NCO:741484 : Commission Gazetted Friday 12 September, 1941) [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant Frederick William Ashfield RAFVR 1160840 [Killed]
Crew : Flying Officer Edward Graham Fowler RAFVR 81397 (NCO:1280373 : Commission Gazetted Friday 01 August, 1941) [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant Thomas Henry Mate RAFVR 1050108 [Killed]
Sources:
Bomber Command losses 1942
Aircrew Remembered.
German victories 1942. (J J Safarik)
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 April 1942 | P5330 | 420 (City of London) Sqn RCAF | 3 | Sønderby Bjerge, Ebberup, Syddanmark |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2017 20:56 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 20:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2022 08:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 22-Jun-2022 08:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Feb-2024 07:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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