Incident Handley Page Hampden Mk I AT137,
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Date:Monday 8 June 1942
Time:
Type:Handley Page Hampden Mk I
Owner/operator:455 Sqn RAAF
Registration: AT137
MSN: UB-T
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Leuchars, Fife
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Handley Page Hamoden Mk.I AT137: Built by English Electric Co., Preston, and on 12/12/1941 issued to RAAF 455 Squadron, Coded UB-T.

Written off 08/06/1942 when crashed and destroyed by fire at RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. (More details required).

Sources:

1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/hampden.htm
2. After the Battle, Then and Now '40-'45; No.16. See back frontcover and both pages in the middle.

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
7 April 1942 P1203 455 Sqn RAAF 4 near Heerderstrand, Heerde, Gelderland w/o
26 January 1943 X3140 455 Sqn RAAF 4 North Sea, off Norwegian Coast w/o

Media:

Handley Page Hampden Mark I, AT137 'UB-T', of No 455 Squadron RAAF based at Leuchars, Fife, Scotland, in flight above clouds, May 1942 Handley Page Hampden Mk I of No.455 Squadron RAAF, based at Leuchars in Scotland, May 1942. COL182

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jul-2018 19:48 Dr. John Smith Added
11-Nov-2018 13:07 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
22-Oct-2023 16:47 Corin Updated [[Operator, Location, Operator]]

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