ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15799
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| Date: | Monday 2 August 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden TB Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 455 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | L4105 |
| MSN: | UB-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Leuchars, Fife |
On 02/08/1943: Hampden torpedo bombers of No 455 Squadron RAAF attacked a convoy off the Norwegian coast. This aircraft (L4105 UB-D) suffered massive flak damage to its tail - half the elevator was blown away, the starboard fin twisted and the port rudder fouled by debris. The crew were forced to lash a rope around the rudder bar and took turns helping the pilot, Flying Officer Iain Masson, hold the aircraft straight as they limped back to Leuchars for a crash-landing.
14/07/1943 Departed 455 Squadron, RAAF, when struck off charge as "damaged beyond economic repair"
Sources:
1. Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/hampden.htm
3. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/455-Hampden/IWM_CH_10730
4. https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/103288/Crash-Site-Handley-Page-Hampden-L4105-D.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 April 1942 | AT221 | 455 Sqn RAAF | 4 | Delrath - Stürzelberg at Dormagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2008 11:09 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jan-2012 02:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 18-Jan-2012 02:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Jul-2013 14:19 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 07-Dec-2014 06:35 | Holschtein | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 14-Jul-2018 22:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 13:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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