ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213101
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| Date: | Saturday 9 November 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X2994 |
| MSN: | VN-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near RAF West Raynham, near Fakenham, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk |
07/08 November 1940
based R.A.F. Lindholme –
ESSEN
Tonight, eight aircraft were detailed to bomb the Krupps Works at Essen. All aircraft managed to identify the target through gaps in the clouds and bombed the target area but results could not be observed. Defences were moderate; however X2994 with Pilot Officer Liddell and crew was hit by flak and damaged, the W/T becoming inoperative. The crew became lost but finally managed to regain the English coast with 1.5 hours fuel remaining.
However the aircraft was abandoned over East Anglia after repeated requests by Aldis lamp to land at Bircham Newton and West Raynham were ignored, unanswered or refused finally crashing somewhere between West Raynham and Bircham Newton aerodromes, Norfolk. Crew of Sgt Leech, Sgt A.S. Atkinson and Sgt E. McConnell safely abandoned the aircraft when the Starboard engine cut due to lack of fuel; the Pilot, Pilot Officer E.B. Liddell continued, flying alone for a further 25 minutes until the Port engine cut and the aircraft entered a stall. He then safely bailed out himself.
As Hampden P4389 had reported a twin-engine aircraft shadowing it on the outward leg it is likely that Luftwaffe Night Intruders were active and the Stations were duly ‘twitchy’ about unidentified aircraft. The other seven aircraft in the mission returned to base safely
Sources:
1. http://www.no-50-and-no-61-squadrons-association.co.uk/app/download/5802508903/50+SQUADRON+ORB+1939+1943+Revision+1.pdf
2. https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hampden/25670-X29941940-11-08.html
3. http://aircrewremembered.com/liddell-eric-beck-squibs.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 October 1940 | P4417 | 50 Sqn RAF | 4 | Target: Marshalling Yard, Cologne (Köln), North Rhine-Westphalia |  |
w/o |
| 26 November 1940 | X3125 | 50 Sqn RAF | 0 | Skidbrook, Saltfleet, near North Coates, Lincolnshire | |
w/o |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
| 13 July 1941 | AE226 | 50 Sqn RAF | 4 | Kortenakkers Vensloot, Groningen prv |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2018 20:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 19:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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