ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236247
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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1942 |
| Time: | 23:54 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AD829 |
| MSN: | EQ-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | La Loire, Sauville, Ardennes -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Balderton, Nottinghamshire |
Takeoff at 20:02 hrs local time for an operation to Saarbrücken in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Leutnant Günther Bellwied & Unteroffizier Adolf Volly of the 7./NJG 4, who were flying a Bf 110 C-4 from Laon-Athies airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Philip Lindsay Kemp RAF 1076925 [PoW]
Observer : Sergeant Sydney Frank Clark RAFVR 1375655 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Herbert Gregson RAFVR 1062058 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Edward James Stansfield RAFVR 1057672 [Killed]
The casualties rest in the Sauville communal cemetery (GPS 49.558261 / 4.796001)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=813
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=AD829
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2020 12:30 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-May-2020 12:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2020 13:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2022 05:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Mar-2024 15:31 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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