ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52943
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| Date: | Friday 27 March 1942 |
| Time: | 22:42 claim |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AT176 |
| MSN: | EQ-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea N of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Balderton |
Takeoff at 19:21 hrs local time for Gardening – mine-laying operations.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Helmut Lent of the Stab II./NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield, in Bf 110 R4+EC.
The four crew members are missing in action:
Pilot: J/5227 Flt Lt William Beaumont Brown RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 99
Navigator: R/65409 Flt Sgt Charles Douglas Dunn Runnymede Memorial Panel 103.
Wireless Operator: 944090 Sgt Robert Frederick Howell Runnymede Memorial Panel 86.
Air Gunner: 356420 Sgt Clifford Brown Runnymede Memorial Panel 79.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1459
https://www.asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/njg2.html
CWGC
Bomber Command losses 1942
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 November 1941 | AD972 | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF | 1 | IJsselmeer, off Hindeloopen, Friesland | |
sub |
| 16 May 1942 | AT224 | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF | 4 | sea southwest of Samsø island, Midtjylland |  |
w/o |
| 2 June 1942 | AT191 | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF | 4 | IJsselmeer off Elburg, Gelderland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Mar-2017 10:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2017 20:57 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 17:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2020 07:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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