ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201242
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| Date: | Monday 9 March 1942 |
| Time: | 01:49 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AD842 |
| MSN: | EQ- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | nr RAF North Luffenham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Luffenham |
Crashed on the flare path beyond the airfield boundary 4 minutes after take off .
Crew
Pilot: Sgt D C Hunter RCAF Injured
Observer: 1166456 Sgt Richard Ball Calow Congregational Chapelyard Derbyshire
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: R/68538 Flt Sgt Fernand Fagan MacKinnon RCAF North Luffenham (St John the Baptist) Churchyard Grave 6.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 751295 Sgt William Douglas MORRIS North Luffenham (St John the Baptist) Churchyard Grave 7.
Sources:
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
ORB 408 "Goose" Sqdn RCAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 April 1942 | AT186 | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Clifton Pastures SE of Beeston | |
unk |
| 13 April 1942 | AT120 | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF | 4 | Missing |  |
mis |
| 15 April 1942 | AT141 | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF | 4 | near Eichlinghofen, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2017 16:10 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 27-Dec-2017 17:38 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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