ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202291
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| Date: | Monday 6 April 1942 |
| Time: | 02:10 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AT156 |
| MSN: | EA-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | west of Roly, Philippeville, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
Takeoff at 00:15 hrs for an operation to Köln in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Wilhelm Herget & Unteroffizier Hans Liebherr of the 4./NJG 1, who had left St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield at 01:17 hrs, in a Bf 110 E-2.
Two of the crew did not survive and rest at Charleroi Communal Cemetery:
Pilot: 742670 Plt Off David Christie Kay DFM - Stalag Luft 1 , Stalag Luft 3. PoW Number 121.
Observer: 1006781 Sgt Robert William Burdon Brown - Charleroi Cemetery Belgium Row. T. Grave 18.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 985888 Sgt James Waddell - Charleroi Cemetery Belgium Row. T. Grave 18.
Air Gunner:1256129 Sgt S R J Ainger - Evaded. Escaped via Gibraltar September 1942.
Sources:
49 Squadron Association
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
http://aircrewremembered.com/madge-dubois-rhodes.html
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 November 1940 | X3052 | 49 Sqn RAF | 0 | Selschardijk, Eenigenburg, Sint Maarten, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 11 February 1941 | AD719 | 49 Sqn RAF | 2 | Sudbrooke, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 16 February 1942 | AT124 | 49 Sqn RAF | 4 | Waddenzee, Friesland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2017 17:25 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 30-Oct-2018 05:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2020 17:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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