ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213439
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| Date: | Monday 15 September 1941 |
| Time: | 23:54 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 455 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | AE249 |
| MSN: | UB-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Winzeldorf, Bönningstedt, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire |
Handley Page Hampden AE249: Built by English Electric Co., Preston, Converted to Hampden T.B.I (Torpedo Bomber), in 1941 and issued to 455 Squadron, RAAF.
Written off on night of 15-16/09/1941: Lost on Op to Hamburg. Took off from RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire at 16:24 hours local time on 15/06/1941 and failed to return the following morning. Of the four crew, two were killed, two bailed out, survived, and were taken as PoWs
Claim by Oblt Walter Barte StabII/NJG1 - Winzeldorf near Pinneberg (Hummel B): 1,800m at 23:54.
Crew:
Pilot Officer A J Hibell RAF (Pilot) survived, taken as POW
Sgt William Norman Pratt 990739 RAF (Navigator, aged 24) KIA
Sgt Hubert Hobbs 944085 RAF (W/Op) KIA
Sgt R H Clayden RAF (Air Gunner) survived, taken as POW
The bodies of the two crew fatalities were never found, and they are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/hampden.htm
2. https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hampden/18443-AE2491941-09-16.html
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1804626/pratt,-william-norman/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1800232/hobbs,-hubert/
5. Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
6. Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 October 1941 | AE256 | 455 Sqn RAAF | 4 | Kiel Naval Shipyard, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2018 19:30 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Nov-2018 22:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2019 12:21 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2020 10:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
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