ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203444
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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 420 (City of London) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AT144 |
| MSN: | PT-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Rostock, Mecklenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
| operation - Warnemünde, Rostock |
Hit by flak and crashed in the vicinity of Rostock.
Crew
Pilot:41252 Sqn Ldr G C Campbell DFC PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 39635
Navigator: R/78123 Flt Sgt Reginald Bruce Peterson RCAF - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 8.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1252836 Sgt Ronald Robert Parry - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 9.
Air Gunner:J/15452 Sgt G H Soper RCAF PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 93
Sources:
420 (City of London) Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force Association
RAF Prisoners of War
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 June 1942 | AT185 | 420 (City of London) Sqn RCAF | 4 | North Sea N of Ameland, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 3 July 1942 | AT248 | 420 (City of London) Sqn RCAF | 3 | near Koudum, Friesland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2017 14:29 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 20:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 06-May-2022 09:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 04-Jul-2022 05:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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