ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53836
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 August 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P2077 |
| MSN: | KM-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Valom, Uithuizen, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I P2077 ("KM-H") of 44 Squadron, RAF Waddington. Lost on combat operations on night of 14/8/1940 when hit by Flak/AAA and crashed at Valom north of Uithuizen, Groningen, Netherlands. All four crew survived and became PoWs:
Pilot: Pilot Officer H.P. Clark, RCAF (Survived, became POW)
Navigator: Sgt. F.M. Wilkes, RAF (Survived, became POW)
Wireless Op: Sgt J.L. Brooks, RAF (Survived, became POW)
Air gunner: Sgt. G.E. Harris, RAF (Sruvived, became POW)
Sources:
1. http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1940%20sec_tcm5-7281.pdf
2. https://studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/13-14-08-1940-sglo-t0779-handley-page-hampden-mk-i-p2077-km/
3. https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hampden/30411-RAF12673.html
4. Photo of P2077 after crash: http://www.sbap.be/museum/waddington/waddington.htm
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?15518-RAF-Casualty-Packs-1939-45-Public-Access/page3
6. Public Record Office, National Airchives, Kew (File AIR 81/1389)
7. http://wo2-hoekschewaard.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/register19401.pdf
8. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?60076-Crashed-RAF-bomber-Ockenburg&p=965396#post965396
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Jun-2018 21:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2018 04:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2020 19:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location] |
| 14-Jun-2022 08:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Jun-2022 08:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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