ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15843
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| Date: | Saturday 12 September 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 14 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L4131 |
| MSN: | PL-A??GL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cottesmore, Oakham, Rutland |
| RAF Cottesmore, Rutland |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I L4131 (PL-A) of 14 OTU RAF: Missing on raid to Dusseldorf on night of 11-12/9/1942. Aircraft departed for the mission at 20:20 from RAF Cottesmore, and failed to return the following morning. All four crew were killed
Crew:
Pilot: Flt/Sgt R/99687 John Carl Kerr (aged 19) RCAF killed.
Observer: Sgt R/113527 Donald Harold Chapman (aged 19) RCAF killed.
Wop/Air Gunner: Flight Sgt R/105561 William Oswald Anderson (aged 27) RCAF killed.
Air Gunner: Sgt R/139948 Walter David Deatherage (aged 20) RCAF killed.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hampden/16968-L41311942-09-11.html
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2056086/kerr,-john-carl/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2035553/chapman,-donald-harold/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2036532/anderson,-william-oswald/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2036126/deatherage,-walter-david/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2008 00:35 | JINX | Added |
| 08-Jul-2013 14:24 | JINX | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2018 23:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2018 14:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 25-Oct-2019 19:40 | ALAN MACKAY | Updated [Cn] |
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