ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53076
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 November 1941 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AD846 |
| MSN: | PL-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Luffenham, Rutland |
| RAF North Luffenham |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I AD846 (PL-O); lost on combat operations on the night of 5-6/11/1941. Mission: Anti-Shipping Strike.
The aircraft was hit by ship's Flak of a 'Vorpostenboot'; crashed into the North Sea off Terschelling, West Frisian Islands (at approximate coordinates: 53°24′N 5°19′E) on morning of 6/11/1941. Of the crew of four, two were killed, and the other two survived, were captured and taken POW:
Pilot: Pilot Officer D A Baker RAF - survived, captured, taken as POW
Observer: Flying Officer Edward Lee Shea RCAF (J/4521) - KIA, body not recovered
Wireless Op/Air Gunner: Sgt J S Crossley - survived, captured, taken as POW
Air Gunner: Sgt Robert Lionel Frank RAF (1254939, aged 21) - KIA, body not recovered
The two airmen who died were never found, and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
1. W.R. Chorley: Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 171.
2. Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
3. https://studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/05-06-11-1941-sglo-t1324-handley-page-hampden-mk-i-ad846-pl/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1806992/shea,-edward-lees/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1270363/frank,-robert-lionel/
6. http://www.bomber-command.info/c144hamloss.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 September 1939 | L4132 | 144 Sqn RAF | 3 | Sea, Between Helgoland & Wangerooge, Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-May-2016 13:38 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2018 00:07 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2018 05:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 10-Apr-2020 14:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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