ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53487
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| Date: | Monday 25 November 1940 |
| Time: | 08:46 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3052 |
| MSN: | EA-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Selschardijk, Eenigenburg, Sint Maarten, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Scampton |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I X3052 "EA-C" of 49 Squadron, RAF. Took off from RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire 24/25 Nov 1940. Target: Hamburg.
The aircraft was shot down by fighter pilot Unteroffizier Karl Albrecht of the 9./JG 54, who was flying a Bf 109E from De Kooy airfield.
All four crew survived:
Pilot Sgt. F. Phillips RAF Survived POW
Navigator Sgt. D.C. Dunphy RAF Survived POW
W/Op ag Sgt. S.R. Hoskins RAF Survived POW
W/Op ag Sgt. E.B. Torpey RAF Survived POW
Sources:
1. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0910&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
2. https://mk3.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/24-25-11-1940-sglo-t0910-handley-page-hampden-mk-i-x3052-ea-c/
3. Chorley W.R. Bomber Command Losses 1939-1940 page 133
4. https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hampden/25927-X30521940-11-25.html
5. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eenigenburg
6. 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 February 1941 | AD719 | 49 Sqn RAF | 2 | Sudbrooke, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 16 February 1942 | AT124 | 49 Sqn RAF | 4 | Waddenzee, Friesland | |
w/o |
| 6 April 1942 | AT156 | 49 Sqn RAF | 2 | west of Roly, Philippeville, Namur |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Mar-2018 00:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2018 19:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Source] |
| 28-Oct-2018 20:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 26-Oct-2020 19:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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