ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213445
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| Date: | Sunday 15 August 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 455 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | AE378 |
| MSN: | UB-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Norwegian Coast -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sumburgh, Shetland Islands |
Handley Page Hampden AE378: Built by English Electric Co., Preston, converted to Hampden T.B.I (Torpedo Bomber), and issued 10/12/1942 to 455 Squadron, RAAF, Coded UB-G.
Written off (destroyed) on night of 14-15/08/1943 when lost on shipping recce off the Norwegian coast. Aircraft failed to return from mission, and presumed to have crashed into the North Sea. All four crew also presumed killed, as no trace of the aircraft of the crew was ever found
Crew:
411763: Pilot Officer Vincent Bernard Joseph Finn (Pilot, aged 30) KIA
124933: Flying Officer Richard Thomas Edwin Latham RAF (Navigator/Bomb Aimer, aged 34) KIA
406431: Warrant Officer C B Campbell (W/Op, aged 22) KIA
551777: Flight Sgt Kenneth Edward Marriott RAF (Air Gunner, aged 22) KIA
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/hampden.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1270037/finn,-vincent-bernard-joseph/
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1803106/latham,-richard-thomas-edwin/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1083935/campbell,-colin-blair/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1079952/marriott,-kenneth-edward/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2018 21:12 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Nov-2018 13:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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