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| Date: | Thursday 14 November 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4051 |
| MSN: | OL-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berlin -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Crashed in Germany at Neuruppin, the crew were on loan from 77 Squadron and all lie at the Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Philip Arnold RAFVR 78736 [Killed] (NCO:741464 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 14 May, 1940)
Observer : Sergeant James Clifton Threlfall RAFVR 746949 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Edward Taylor RAF 651358 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Bernard Albert Zadock De Bressey RAFVR 79235 [Killed] (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 July, 1940)
Sources:
1. Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/83-sqn-1940-lost-hampden-sergeant.29196/
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2761090/steel,-john-clement/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2078606/bailey,-geoffrey-donald/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2761246/toomey,-richard-william/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2201930/louis,-victor-henry/
7. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1940-11NOV.htm
8. https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hampden/23832-L40511940-11-15.html
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuruppin
10. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2008 23:38 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 04:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jul-2013 07:38 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2017 13:28 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 23-Dec-2017 18:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jul-2018 17:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Nov-2018 12:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 14-Nov-2023 09:28 | Rob Davis | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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