ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212961
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| Date: | Monday 9 September 1940 |
| Time: | 23:59 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P4287 |
| MSN: | VN-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Target: Altona, Hamburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Lindholme, North Yorkshire |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I P4287 (VN-J) of 50 Squadron, RAF Lindholme. Lost on combat operations on the night of 8-9/9/1940. Possibly lost over the target - Altona, Hamburg, Germany (at approximate Coordinates: 53°33′0″N 9°56′0″E) - after being hit by flak/AAA. According to the 50 Squadron diary (ORB - Air Ministry Form 540) for the period
"8/9 September- HAMBURG/ALTONA
Six aircraft were detailed to bomb the shipyards at ALTONA including L4062 led by the squadron Commanding Officer Wing Commander Golledge. Four attacked the target with unclear results due to haze while one returned to base unable to locate Altona. The sixth, P4287 (VN-J) failed to return. A W/T report was received at 23.59 hours by R.A.F. Scampton reading ‘Jumping for it over Germany’. Nothing further was heard. The crew consisted of
Squadron Leader F.A. Willan (pilot)
Sgt. K.W. Wright (navigator)
Sgt. A.B. Cox (WOP/Air Gunner) and
Sgt. F.G. Brook (Air Gunner).
Later it was established that all four crew were safe but had been taken P.O.W.
Sources:
1. http://www.no-50-and-no-61-squadrons-association.co.uk/app/download/5802508903/50+SQUADRON+ORB+1939+1943+Revision+1.pdf
2. https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hampden/25695-P42871940-09-09.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altona,_Hamburg
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 August 1940 | P1317 | 50 Sqn RAF | 0 | 2 miles south of RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 27 August 1941 | X2991 | 50 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2018 22:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 19:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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