ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53264
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| Date: | Thursday 31 July 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AD784 |
| MSN: | PL-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Haamstede, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Luffenham, Rutland |
| RAF North Luffenham, Rutland |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I AD784 (PL-B) of 144 Sqaudorn, RAF. Lost on combat operations on night of 30-31/7/1941. Target: Koln (Cologne). Took off from RAF North Luffenham on the evening of 30/7/1941. Crashed into the North Sea on morning of 31/7/1941 off the coast of Holland, near Haamstede, municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands (at approximate Coordinates: 51°41′48″N 3°44′37″E). Cause of crash most likely due to adverse weather conditions, rather than enemy action. All of the crew of four were killed.
Crew
Pilot: Pilot Officer Donald Brook RNZAF (402241, aged 26) - killed, body not recovered
Observer: Sgt. Peter Thomas Giblett RAF (910804, aged 20) - killed, body not recovered
WOp/AG: Pilot Officer Frank Edward Pratt RAF (82991) - killed, body recovered
WOp/AG: Pilot Officer Charles Dale Hewson, RCAF (J/4698) - killed, body not recovered
Pilot Officer Pratt is buried Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery: the rest are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
1. W.R. Chorley: Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 107.
2. http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1941%20sec_tcm5-7282.pdf
3. https://studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/30-31-07-1941-sglo-t1150-handley-page-hampden-mk-i-ad784-pl/
4. http://www.isle-of-wight-memorials.org.uk/people-bem/bem_pratt_fe.htm
5. https://www.databankzeelandwo2.nl/index.php//databanken/zeeland/neergestorte-vliegtuigen?option=com_hbd_data&RecordID=511&Welke_database=HBDVliegtuigen&vsize=&hsize=600&showtype=
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1530499/brook,-donald/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1270765/giblett,-peter-thomas/
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2034200/pratt,-frank-edward/
9. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1800027/hewson,-charles-dale/
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haamstede
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 October 1939 | L4167 | 144 Sqn RAF | 0 | near RAF Doncaster, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-May-2016 20:08 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2017 13:40 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 27-Jul-2018 00:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2018 20:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase] |
| 17-Oct-2018 05:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Feb-2020 10:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location] |
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