ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213486
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 September 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 455 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | AN157 |
| MSN: | UB-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Norwegian coast -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sumbrugh, Shetland Islands |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I AN157: Built by Canadian Associated Aircraft, and converted to Hampden T.B.I (Torpedo Bomber). Issued 02/08/1943 to 455 Squadron, RAAF, Coded UB-N.
Lost on combat operations 14/09/1943 when shot down whilst attacking shipping off the coast of Norway, and crashed into the sea. All four crew were killed.
Crew:
402841: Flying Officer William Austin (Pilot,aged 30) KIA
655438: Flight Sgt J Mellor RAF (Navigator/Bomb Aimer) KIA
R114980: WO.1 Robert Segel William Esmay RCAF(Air Gunner) KIA
1111788: Sgt Eric William Smith RAF (W/Op) KIA
None of the crew were ever found or recovered, and all are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/hampden.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1083103/austin,-william/
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1076708/mellor,-john/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1269656/esmay,-robert-segel-william/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1807424/smith,-eric-william/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 1942 | P2145 | 455 Sqn RAAF | 1 | HMS Jackdaw, RNAS Crail, Anstruther, Fife, Scotland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2018 17:51 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Nov-2018 13:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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