This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can
submit corrected information.
Date: | Sunday 2 August 1942 |
Time: | Early mornin |
Type: | Douglas Havoc Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | BJ489 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
Location: | English Channel -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF ??? |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:BJ489 a Havoc Mk I Intruder departed at 01:05 hrs for a patrol of Beauvais airfield. 02/08/1942
F/Lt J D Humphreys, W/O D L McConnell: killed; Sgt R W Well: missing believed killed; Havoc BJ489, 605 Sqdn, aircraft failed to return from an operational flight, 02 August 1942.
Sources:
605 Sqn ORB entry for 2 Aug 42
AIR 81/16850
Listemann, Phil H. The Douglas Boston & Havoc Intruders (SQUADRONS 39). Philedition. Kindle Edition.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Feb-2022 19:41 |
grapeshot418 |
Added |
14-Feb-2022 19:28 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |