ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52978
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| Date: | Monday 16 February 1942 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AT124 |
| MSN: | EA-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
Takeoff at 18:03 hrs for a Gardening (mine-laying) operation to the Nectarines area.
Lost without trace. All the crew are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Gordon Ralph Jenkins RAF 44555 (NCO:515001 : Commission Gazetted Friday 04 October, 1940) [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer James Thomas Bartle Clough RAFVR 106532 (NCO:1177515 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 21 October, 1941) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant John Arthur Woodroffe RAFVR 944244 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Anthony Steele RAFVR 1209183 [Killed]
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1942%20sec_tcm5-7283.pdf
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1418&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
49 Squadron Association
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 November 1940 | X3052 | 49 Sqn RAF | 0 | Selschardijk, Eenigenburg, Sint Maarten, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 11 February 1941 | AD719 | 49 Sqn RAF | 2 | Sudbrooke, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 6 April 1942 | AT156 | 49 Sqn RAF | 2 | west of Roly, Philippeville, Namur |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Feb-2017 10:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2017 12:21 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2018 05:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2019 19:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2022 10:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Feb-2024 07:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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