ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274640
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Date: | Sunday 25 January 1942 |
Time: | 17:15 approx |
Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | AT129 |
MSN: | EA-O |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Bransby, Lincolnshire, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Operation - Brest
Takeoff at 17:12 hrs, the aircraft suffered a double engine failure, banked steeply to port, pitched into a vertical dive and crashed almost immediately.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Charles Duncan Stuart Stewart RAFVR 922683 Killed
Observer : Sergeant Kenneth Edward Northrop RAFVR 1251246 Killed
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Leonard Arthur Jardine RAFVR 900161 Killed
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Albert Hibbitt RAFVR 1199910 Killed
Sgt Jardine was on attachment from 408 Squadron RCAF
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Jan-2022 18:11 |
TigerTimon |
Added |
25-Jan-2024 07:45 |
Rob Davis |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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