ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213487
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| Date: | Monday 11 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 455 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | AN166 |
| MSN: | UB-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I AN166: Built by Canadian Associated Aircraft, and converted to Hampden T.B.I (Torpedo Bomber). Issued 20/11/1942 to 455 Squadron, RAAF, Coded UB-R.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 11/01/1943: Hampden AN166 was one of 12 aircraft from 455 Squadron detailed to strike enemy naval vessels off the coast of Norway on the night of 11/01/1943. AN166 crashed just after take off from RAF Leuchars
Crew:
403612: Sgt S A Vincent (Pilot) uninjured
Flight Sgt A L W Watt RCAF (Navigator/Bomb Aimer) uninjured
407634: Sgt K C Applekemp (W/Op) uninjured
407681: Sgt Douglas Thorne Martin (Air Gunner,aged 23)
Sgt Martin died later the same day (11/01/1943) of injuries sustained; he was buried at Leuchars Cemetery
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/hampden.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2457143/martin,-douglas-thorne/
3. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/air-force-deaths-involving-raaf-raf-australians-in-scotland-chronologically.33548/page-4#post-415850
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 November 1941 | P1272 | 455 Sqn RAAF | 4 | Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg (near) |  |
w/o |
| 21 January 1942 | AE352 | 455 Sqn RAAF | 4 | SE of Delfzijl, Groningen prv |  |
mis |
| 11 March 1942 | AT192 | 455 Sqn RAAF | 4 | Missing | |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2018 18:13 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Jul-2019 07:34 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Jul-2023 10:04 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator]] |
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