ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213640
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 April 1941 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P4409 |
| MSN: | VN-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Lindholme, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Lindholme |
On 1 April 1941 Handley Page Hampden Mk.I P4409 (VN-O) was wrecked at RAF Lindholme, North Yorkshire, while attempting a down-wind take-off; the aircraft swung off the runway, and the undercarriage collapsed. It is believed that the solo pilot, 748372 Sgt. John Ratcliffe RAF was slightly injured.
P4408 was Struck off Charge on the 9th April 1941. Sgt Ratcliffe was killed nine days later
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.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2646759/ratcliffe,-john/
3. 50 Squadron ORB (Air Ministry Form 540): http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2503123
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 June 1941 | AD797 | 50 Sqn RAF | 4 | Mollestraat, Linde Peer, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2018 21:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 20:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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