ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53014
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 January 1942 |
| Time: | 20:58 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AT148 |
| MSN: | EA-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Roodehaan, Groningen City, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
49 squadron sent 5 Hampdens to attack Emden; 2 aircraft failed to attack any target owing to icing and failure of heating and 2 aircraft bombed the primary target. Of the fifth aircraft, no signals were received and the aircraft was reported missing.
AT148 was shot down over Groningen by night fighter pilot Ofw Paul Gildner of the 5./NJG 2 (flying from Leeuwarden airfield) at 20:58. All the crew were killed when S-Sugar fell to earth near the farm of Mr Ritsema at Roodehaan, Noorddijk, Groningen, in the Netherlands. (At approximate Coordinates: 53°11'N, 6°38'E). All four crew were lost (KIA)
Target: Emden
Call Sign: EA-S
Takeoff time: 17:05
Crew:-
Pilot: Flying Officer Alexander Muir Harvey RAFVR (88232) (NCO:968261 Commission Gazetted : Friday 20 December, 1940)
Observer: Sgt.William Arthur "Bill" Gray RAFVR (963946, aged 24)
Wireless Op/Air Gunner: Sgt. John William Hallam RAFVR (1160116)
Air Gunner: Sgt. Richard Mannering Knapman RAFVR (1255391, aged 25)
All four crew members rest together in Noorddijk General Cemetery.
Sources:
1. Chorley W.R. Bomber Command Losses 1942 page 23
2. http://www.49squadron.co.uk/personnel_index/detail/Harvey_AM
3. https://studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/20-21-01-1942-sglo-t1384-handley-page-hampden-mk-i-at148-ea-s/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2649596/harvey,-alexander-muir/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2649594/gray,-william-arthur-bill/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2649595/hallam,-john-william/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2649597/knapman,-richard-mannering/
8. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roodehaan_(Groningen)
9. Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
10. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 October 1940 | L4129 | 49 Sqn RAF | 4 | Ville D'Ambres-et-Lagrave, 11 km north east of Bordeaux |  |
w/o |
| 19 April 1942 | AT217 | 49 Sqn RAF | 4 | North Sea near Terschelling, Friesland | |
w/o |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Oct-2017 19:00 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2017 17:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2017 10:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2018 12:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2018 04:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2019 10:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 09:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Jan-2024 07:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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