Incident Handley Page Hampden Mk I P1181,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157504
 
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Date:Thursday 25 April 1940
Time:
Type:Handley Page Hampden Mk I
Owner/operator:16 OTU RAF
Registration: P1181
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hampden P1181: Took off at 10:44 hrs for a Training flight.25/04/1940
On the pilots first solo on type, but one minute into the flight and engine cut and a crash-landing was made near the airfield RAF Upper Heyford. No fatalities reported /No injuries reported.
Crew:
W/Cdr K.H.R ELLIOTT : Ok
F/Sgt E.G CROUCH : Ok

Sources:

1. Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-R9999
2.https://aviationresearch.my-free.website/16-operational-training-unit-1940-1945

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jul-2013 17:18 JINX Added
15-Dec-2014 09:52 Ivan Lother Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport]
14-Jul-2018 22:54 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]

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