ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269422
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| Date: | Saturday 8 November 1941 |
| Time: | 20:03 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE377 |
| MSN: | KM-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing off Dunkirk, Pas de Calais -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Took off at 17:30 hrs local time for an operation against Dunkerque.
The aircraft was hit by the 13./III./Flak-Regiment 4 and crashed into the sea.
All four crew members are missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=AE377&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 October 1940 | X2910 | 44 Sqn RAF | 3 | near Röwitz, Klötze, Sachsen-Anhalt |  |
w/o |
| 14 October 1941 | AD975 | 44 Sqn RAF | 4 | Neerstraat, Waasmunster, East Flanders |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2021 18:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2021 18:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2021 18:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2022 05:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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