ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204050
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 420 (City of London) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AE260 |
| MSN: | PT-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kervardel - Cne de Guidel 10km NW of Lorient -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
The aircraft crashed Kervardel - Cne de Guidel 10km NW of Lorient
Crew
Pilot:1190941 Sgt Ernest Harrison - Guidel Communal Cemetery Row 2. Grave 3.
Observer:999003 Sgt Joseph Steele Gething - Guidel Communal Cemetery Row 2. Grave 1.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:981143 Sgt Gerard Joseph Laing - Guidel Communal Cemetery Row 2. Grave 2.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1057283 Sgt L C Nail PoW Stalag 357 PoW Number 344.
Sources:
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3564
RAF Prisoner of War
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2018 22:22 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 20:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 05:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Damage] |
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