ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202300
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 April 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AT126 |
| MSN: | EA-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gut Horbell, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
| Essen |
Hit by Flak of the 7. Flak-Division. Aircraft crashed at Horbell.
Crew:-
Pilot:741375 Flt Sgt Leslie Davis - Runnymede Memorial Panel 74.
Observer: 1100114 Sgt Donald Parker Walmsley - Runnymede Memorial Panel 96.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 915076 Sgt Myrddin Griffiths - Runnymede Memorial Panel 84
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 404585 Sgt Clement Alfred Victor Hartley RAAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 112.
Sgt Walmsley was one of four airmen from the tiny coastal village of Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, all killed serving with Bomber Command.
Sources:
49 Squadron Association
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2017 21:08 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 30-Oct-2018 05:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 28-Apr-2019 18:48 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Country, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2020 18:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2022 14:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 02-Apr-2022 14:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 06-Apr-2024 06:50 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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