ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22468
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| Date: | Thursday 3 October 1940 |
| Time: | 02:00 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X2896 |
| MSN: | VN-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Woodhall Innerwick near Dunbar, East Lothian -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme, North Yorkshire |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I X2896 (VN-L) of 50 Squadron, RAF Lindholme, North Yorkshire. Written off (damaged beyond repair) in the early hours of 3/10/1940 when crashed landed at Woodhall Innerwick near Dunbar, East Lothian, on return from a combat mission to Hamburg. Three of the crew were uninjured, one sustained a broken leg. According to the Squadron Diary (ORB - Air Ministry Form 540) for the period:
"2/3 October
BOMBING,
HAMBURG
Five aircraft this evening took off for a mission to attack an oil refinery and storage facilities in Hamburg. Four aircraft bombed the target in the face of stiff opposition from flak over the target as well as from flak-ships off the Dutch Coast, but thick, low cloud obscured results. (X2907, X2915,X2908, and X2896 were the aircraft involved).
Hampden X2896 developed engine trouble over the target and the engine cut out. Returning on one engine the aircraft made landfall in Scotland, and, eventually, as fuel was running low, elected to land at a Decoy Airfield.
The aircraft overshot on approach and while climbing out steeply to avoid some trees stalled and crashed into a valley at Woodhall Innerwick, near Dunbar East Lothian. Three crew members were unhurt;
Pilot, Pilot Officer E.M. Thwaithes,
Observer Pilot Officer R.S. Hook and
WOP/Air Gunner Sgt. Day were taken to R.A.F. Station Drem, uninjured
WOP/Air Gunner Sgt.E.S. Smith was injured, suffering a broken leg.
X2896 was destroyed (damaged beyond repair).
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.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hampden/25696-X28961940-10-03.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 June 1941 | P4389 | 50 Sqn RAF | 5 | Gatewood Farm, Gatewood Lane, Old Cantley, Finningley, South Yorkshire | |
w/o |
| 30 August 1941 | AD839 | 50 Sqn RAF | 4 | near Abbeville, Somme department, Hauts-de-France region |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2008 01:11 | Anon. | Added |
| 03-Feb-2013 05:18 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2018 23:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 19:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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