ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65871
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 August 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE125 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Luffenham, Oakham, Rutland |
| RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Aircraft attacked by Ju.88 over Belgium on way home from raid on Karlsruhe. Three crewmen injured by German machine gun/cannon fire (Pilot Officer George Girardet received a 20 mm cannon shell through the thigh and almost bled out, Sgts Wark and Matthews were each hit by machine gun rounds) but all survived after lengthy hospitalization.
Wark destroyed the German aircraft, and the badly-damaged Hampden headed for England. Matthews put out a fire using the coffee in his thermos. Upon reaching England, the pilot (Pilot Officer Peter Stevens) realized his hydraulics and air bottle were destroyed, and performed a flawless belly landing at Coningsby (the first airfield he could find). Wark received the DFM for his decisive action in destroying the Ju. 88.
Sources:
1. 144 Squadron Operations Record Book (Air Ministry Form 540) at http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8388906
2. 'Escape, Evasion and Revenge' by Marc H. Stevens (Pen & Sword Aviation, October 2009)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2009 23:19 | mhstevens | Added |
| 03-Jan-2012 05:54 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2013 13:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2013 06:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2013 13:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 31-Jul-2018 17:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2018 05:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2022 09:12 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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