ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202842
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| Date: | Saturday 25 April 1942 |
| Time: | 03:15 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 420 (City of London) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | P5330 |
| MSN: | PT-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sønderby Bjerge, Ebberup, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
| operation - Rostock, Germany |
On return, hit by light Flak of the 1. & 3./leichte Flak-Abteilung 770 (o); the pilot circled the area south east of Assens and attempted a crash-landing at Sønderby Bjerge.
Pilot:1288649 Sgt Jack Potter - Assens(Fyn)New Cemetery Special Memorial
Observer: R/68516 Sgt Joseph Melvin Hicks RCAF - Assens(Fyn)New Cemetery Special Memorial
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/77150 Sgt J H Smith RCAF - Assens(Fyn)New Cemetery Special Memorial
Air Gunner:R/78176 Sgt F W G Adams RCAF PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 39622.
Sources:
CWGC
RAF Prisoners of War
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194209.shtml
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 February 1942 | P4400 | 420 ( | 4 | North Sea possibly off Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2017 19:19 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 11-Dec-2017 21:08 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2017 21:26 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2018 20:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 04-Feb-2020 10:59 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 22-Apr-2022 07:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2022 07:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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