ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204820
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 June 1942 |
| Time: | 23:47 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 420 (City of London) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AD786 |
| MSN: | PT-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boothby Pagnell 5 miles SE of Grantham; Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington (takeoff at 23:25 hrs) |
| Gardening - mine-laying |
The pilot Flt Sgt F S Hiley had the starboard engine fail under full load. The aircraft would not maintain height and went into a yaw and crashed at Boothby Pagnall, near Grantham.
Crew
Pilot:Flt Sgt F S Hiley DFM RCAF - Injured Admitted to Grantham Hospital.
Observer:R/78315 Flt George Henry Germain RCAF - Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery Sec. G. Grave 262 South.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:Sgt George Debbage Johnson - Walthamstow (St Mary) Churchyard Essex Grave 2646.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/68140 Flt Sgt Kingsley Clarence Little RCAF - Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery Sec. G. Grave 262 North.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
420 Squadron
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=%09AD786+
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 April 1942 | AD869 | 420 ("City of London") Sqn RCAF | 4 | Wispington 3 miles NW of Horncastle Lincolnshire | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2018 15:08 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 20:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 01-May-2020 13:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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