ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180017
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 October 1940 |
| Time: | 23:00 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4129 |
| MSN: | EA-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ville D'Ambres-et-Lagrave, 11 km north east of Bordeaux -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Handley Page Hamopden L4129 49 Squadron RAF Scampton: Lost on combat operations on night of 16-17/10/1940 when failed to return from a mission to lay mines off Bordeaux, France. Believed shot down by flak/AAA and crashed at Ville D'Ambres-et-Lagrave, 11 km north east of Bordeaux. The crew of four perished in the crash:
748039 Sgt Dennis Sydney Imber (pilot, aged 21)
740263 Sgt Robert Frederick.Rose (observer, aged 25)
618707 Sgt Frank Corbett (Wireless Op/Air Gunner, aged 22)
747724 Sgt Keneth Charles Friend (Air Gunner, aged 19)
All four crew were buried at Ambres-et-Lagave Communal Cemetery, Gidronde, France.
Sources:
1. http://www.moseleians.co.uk/roll-of-honour-2/
2. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2052
3. http://marsouin5.skyrock.com/tags/84ysqDRrL5k-49-squadron-de-la-Royal-Air-Force.html
4. https://www.fichier-pdf.fr/2017/03/18/ceremonie-du-8-mai-2015-a-ambares-article-avec-photos/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2718543/imber,-dennis-sydney/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2718544/rose,-robert-frederick/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2718541/corbett,-frank/
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2718542/friend,-kenneth-charles/
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambar%C3%A8s-et-Lagrave
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 January 1942 | AT148 | 49 Sqn RAF | 4 | Roodehaan, Groningen City, Groningen prv |  |
w/o |
| 19 April 1942 | AT217 | 49 Sqn RAF | 4 | North Sea near Terschelling, Friesland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2015 16:26 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Jul-2018 19:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 20:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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