ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200945
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| Date: | Thursday 12 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AT175 |
| MSN: | Pl- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Luffenham, Rutland |
Operation Fuller - Channel Dash. Piloted by Wing Commander G F Simond an experienced flyer who had previously been 'Mentioned in Despatches' with a quickly assembled crew who had apparently never flown together before. His Observer was another experienced officer, Flying Officer Wathey DFM. The aircraft appears to have been brought down either by flak or a German fighter. All the crew were lost and no bodies recovered. They are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew
Wg Cdr G F Simond MiD +
Fg Off H Wathey DFM +
Sgt J H H Baness +
Sgt J Canavan +
Sgt W V Walters +
Sources:
http://www.bishopstonatwar.co.uk/ww2-service-men/william-walters/
www.626-squadron.co.uk
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 March 1940 | L4137 | 144 Sqn RAF | 3 | Scotter, near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 10 April 1941 | X3066 | 144 Sqn RAF | 4 | 2 km SW of Neeroeteren, Maaseik, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 17 April 1941 | AD761 | 144 Sqn RAF | 3 | 2 miles ENE of RAF Hemswell, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England | |
w/o |
| 7 July 1941 | AD871 | 144 Sqn RAF | 4 | North Sea |  |
mis |
| 31 January 1942 | AE359 | 144 Sqn RAF | 1 | Aircraft ditched. Survivors spent some 20 hours in their dinghy. | |
unk |
| 2 April 1942 | AD959 | 144 Sqn RAF | 3 | Groß Roscharden, Lastrup, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 6 April 1942 | AT226 | 144 Sqn RAF | 0 | Grendon Underwood Bombing Range 10 miles WNW of Aylesbury. | |
w/o |
| 11 April 1942 | AT187 | 144 Sqn RAF | 3 | Wrights Farm Holbeach Lincolnshire | |
w/o |
| 11 April 1942 | AT218 | 144 Sqn RAF | 3 | near Kühhude, Bad Berleburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 14 April 1942 | AT110 | 144 Sqn RAF | 4 | Felpham Sussex | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2017 16:07 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 17-Oct-2018 05:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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