ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227683
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 May 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk 1c |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P9298 |
| MSN: | KO-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tourpes, Leuze-en-Hainaut, Hainaut -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
| RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Vickers Wellington Mk.1c P9298 (KO-H) of 115 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) when lost (failed to return) from a combat operation on the night of 20-21 May 1940. All six crew killed. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/452): "Wellington P9298 crashed at Tourpes, Belgium, 21 May 1940. Sergeant L G Moores, Sergeant A H Hooper, Sergeant K W Hughes, Aircraftman 1st Class J T Packer, Aircraftman 2nd Class D Duggan and Aircraftman 1st Class G E Flanigan, report of deaths".
On the night of 20-21 May 1940 a force of Wellingtons from 75, 99 and 115 Squadrons were tasked to attack the Meuse Crossings at Dinant and troop concentrations near Cambrai. Three 115 Squadron Wellingtons were lost on this operation (P9298/KO-H, R3152/KO-J and P9297/KO-F). Wellington P9298 was Airborne 23.45 hrs, on 20/05/1940 from RAF Marham, Norfolk, to attack enemy transport in the Cambrai - Le Cateau - Cambresis - St.Quentin triangle. Believed shot down by flak/AAA, in the early hours of May 21, crashed and exploded with all bombs still on board. Aircraft came down at Tourpes, Leuze-en-Hainaut, located in the Walloon Region in the province of Hainaut at approximate co ordinates 50°34'23" North, 3°39'04" East. All six crew killed.
Crew of Wellington P9298:
Aircraftman 2nd Class (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) Douglas Duggan, RAF 631247, age 18, killed in action 21/05/1940
Aircraftman 1st Class (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) Gerard E. Flanigan, RAF 552105, age 19, killed in action 21/05/1940
Sergeant (Pilot) Alfred H. Hooper, RAFVR 700445, age 26, killed in action 21/05/1940
Sergeant (Observer) Kenneth W. Hughes, RAF 581182, killed in action 21/05/1940
Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Leonard G. Moores, RAF 563572, killed in action 21/05/1940
Aircraftman 1st Class (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) John T. Packer, RAF 621150, age 19, killed in action 21/05/1940
All six crew fatalities were buried at Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Belgium
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-P9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980 p 52)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/452: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502123
3. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/115_squadron.html#202105
4. https://115squadron-raf.be/crews/Wellington%20Mk%20IC%20-%20P9298%20-%20KO-H.html
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-vickers-416-wellington-ic-near-cambrai-6-killed
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2255173/duggan,-douglas/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2255246/flanigan,-gerard-edward/
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2255438/hooper,-alfred-harold/
9. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2255460/hughes,-kenneth-william/
10. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2255709/moores,-leonard-george/
11. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2255778/packer,-john-thomas/ .
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 April 1940 | N2949 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea, off Blåvandshuk, Jutland, northwest of Esbjerg |  |
w/o |
| 4 April 1941 | R1470 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | marshland at Terrington St Clement, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
| 16 July 1941 | R1222 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | Winnerstraat, Nederweert, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 30 June 1942 | BJ796 | 115 Sqn RAF | 1 | 40 miles east of Lowestoft, Suffolk | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2019 01:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Jul-2019 01:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2019 04:24 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 29-Jul-2019 20:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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