ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52881
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| Date: | Saturday 30 May 1942 |
| Time: | 01:09 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 415 (Swordfish) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AT236 |
| MSN: | GX-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 20 km N of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates |
Takeoff at 22:25 hrs for an anti-shipping operation off the Frisian islands & failed to return.
The aircraft was shot down by convoy 277. Three of the crew are missing in action:
Pilot F/O. D.H. Sargent J/5670 RCAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 99
Observer P/O. M. Edwards J/7790 RCAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 100
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/Sgt. A.F. Conway R/68413 RCAF / Sage War Cemetery in Germany
Air Gunner F/Sgt. J.A. McWilliams R/67152 RCAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 105
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1524C
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 August 1943 | P1258 | 415 (Swordfish) Sqn RCAF | 4 | North Sea, 10 km W of Egmond-aan-Zee, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-May-2017 14:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 06:57 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2020 17:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2022 08:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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