ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206178
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| Date: | Sunday 19 July 1942 |
| Time: | 11:33/56 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AT227 |
| MSN: | EQ-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea NW of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Balderton |
Unteroffizier Roman Brejzek of the 5./NJG 2 flying Bf110 F-4 R4+GN intercepted this aircraft in Planquadrat 44481 (50km NW of Vlieland). Unfortunately both aircraft collided and then disappeared into the North Sea with the loss of six crew members. Plt Off Swanton's body was washed ashore on 7 September 1942.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Edward William Swatton RAFVR 112365 [Killed] (NCO:1188694 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 27 January, 1942) Frederickshaven Cemetery Allied Plot. grave 23.
Crew : Sergeant Roland Henry Burley RAFVR 1159995 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial Panel 79.
Crew : Sergeant Edward Haville RAFVR 1113420 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial
Crew : Pilot Officer Harold Pearce RAFVR 111490 [Killed] (NCO:1161459 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 23 December, 1941) Runnymede Memorial
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 May 1942 | AD803 | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF | 3 | sea south of Samsø island, Midtjylland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2018 18:01 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 18:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 06-May-2020 12:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 19-Jul-2023 06:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Location]] |
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