ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53178
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| Date: | Friday 29 August 1941 |
| Time: | 03:20 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE193 |
| MSN: | ZN-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea NW of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I AE193 (ZN-A) of 106 Squadron. Lost on combat operations on the night of 28-29/8/1941. Mission: Duisburg. Took off from RAF Coningsby at 23:30 hours on the evening of 28/8/1941. Whilst returning from Duisburg, both the aircraft's engines cut out, and the crew were forced to ditch the aircraft in the North Sea, North West of Texel, West Frisian Islands, Noord Holland at 03:20 hours on the morning of 29/8/1941.
All four crew got into the dinghy and were rescued (after four days and nights at sea) by a Dutch fishing boat. They were taken to Zoutcamp, Groningen. Suffering from exhaustion, the bomber crew decided to surrender, rather than jeopardise the lives of their Dutch saviours.
Crew
Pilot: Sgt E R H Lyon (POW)
Navigator: Sgt R J K Woodroofe (POW)
Wireless Op/Air gunner: Sgt G B Stanton (POW)
Air gunner: Sgt G Luke (POW)
Sources:
1. W.R. Chorley: Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 132.
2. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1232&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
3. https://studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/28-29-08-1941-sglo-t1232-handley-page-hampden-mk-i-ae193-zn-a/
4. https://www.aviationartprints.com/aviation_art.php?ProdID=4094
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoutkamp
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texel
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 December 1940 | X3154 | 106 Sqn RAF | 4 | Lords Seat, Rushup Edge, 2 miles west of Castleton, Peak District |  |
w/o |
| 28 January 1942 | AT122 | 106 Sqn RAF | 4 | Lievelde-Besselinkschans, 10 km NW of Winterswijk, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 28 January 1942 | AT121 | 106 Sqn RAF | 2 | Langestraat, Den Helder, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-May-2016 17:15 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2018 22:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 13:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Mar-2020 21:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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