ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193348
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| Date: | Thursday 1 August 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4085 |
| MSN: | KM-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cardigan Bay, Off Aberystwyth, Ceredigion -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I L4085 (KM-A) of 44 Squadron, RAF Waddington: Ditched, 1/8/1940 into Cardigan Bay, off Aberystwyth, Ceredigion. Took off from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire on the evening of 31/7/1940 on a "Gardening" (mine laying) operation off the Frisian Islands, Germany. Two crew rescued, two crew killed
Crew:
Sgt Edward Derrick Farmer (Service Number 565737, aged 26) killed
Sgt Cyril Edward Thomas Wood (Service Number 638499) killed
Sgt R.D Hobbs survived the ditching
Sgt D. Seager survived (Service Number 1254727) the ditching
Sources:
1. Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2359226/farmer,-edward-deryck/
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2437174/wood,-cyril-edward-thomas/
4. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=L4085
5. https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hampden/26100-L40851940-08-01.html
6. http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php/90283-Hampden-repaint-packages-by-JDTinballs!?p=912285&viewfull=1#post912285
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2017 21:07 | ORD | Added |
| 23-Dec-2017 16:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Nature] |
| 30-Jun-2018 20:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2018 19:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2018 04:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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