ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208378
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| Date: | Friday 2 June 1939 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4128 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Caenby Corner, 10 miles north of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Linolnshire |
| RAF Hemswell, Linolnshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I L4128, 144 Squadron, RAF Hemswell: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2/6/39 when crashed and caught fire, near Caenby Corner, West Lindsey, ten miles north of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, on approach to RAF Hemswell.
All three crew killed:
Pilot Officer Hugh Salisbury James (pilot, Rhodesian) RAF : killed
Sgt Harold Kinloch (Obs) RAF killed
AC1 Donald Eskburn Shimmin (AG) RAF killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. A Pride of Eagles: A History of the Rhodesian Air Force By Beryl Salt page 52
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
4. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1939
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caenby_Corner
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2018 19:26 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Mar-2018 19:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2018 05:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Jul-2023 20:50 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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