ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202770
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| Date: | Monday 20 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 420 ("City of London") Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AD869 |
| MSN: | PT-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wispington 3 miles NW of Horncastle Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
Took off at 00:30. On a night cross country the plane crashed shortly after take off at Wispington and burst into flames on impact.
Crew
Pilot: R/81403 Sgt Hershel Homer Davis RCAF - Waddington(St Michael) Churchyard
Observer:R/76625 Flt Sgt Joseph Corbin Pritchard RCAF - Waddington(St michael)Churchyard
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: R/69114 Flt Sgt Gerald Grenville Joseph Laronde RCAF -Waddington(St Michael) Churchyard
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1165993 Sgt Geoffrey Albert Player - Waddington(St Michael)Churchyard
Sources:
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 June 1942 | AD786 | 420 (City of London) Sqn RCAF | 3 | Boothby Pagnell 5 miles SE of Grantham; Lincolnshire, England | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2017 18:14 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 20:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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