ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53833
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| Date: | Saturday 17 August 1940 |
| Time: | 03:30 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P1333 |
| MSN: | EA-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Alphen, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Scampton |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I P1333 (EA-F) of 49 Squadron, RAF Scampton. Lost on combat operations on 17/8/1940 when crash-landed on returning from a raid on Merseburg, Germany. Took off from RAF Scampton at 22:30 on 16/8/40, and came down at Alphen, Noord-Brabant, near Breda, Netherlands at 03:30 LT. All four crew on board survived, and were taken as PoWs:
Pilot Sgt. M.G.P Stretton RAF Survived POW
Navigator Sgt. C.H. Butcher RAF Survived POW
W/Op AG AC.2 F.H. Lindesay RAF Survived POW
W/Op AG Sgt. K.N. Farrow RAF Survived POW
Sources:
1. http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1940%20sec_tcm5-7281.pdf
2. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205208459
3. https://studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/16-17-08-1940-sglo-t0780-handley-page-hampden-mk-i-p1333-ea-f/
4. https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hampden/25942-P13331940-08-17.html
Media:
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I P1333 (EA-F) of 49 Squadron, RAF being loaded with bombs at Scampton, Summer 1940
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Jun-2018 22:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 20:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2022 22:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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