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| Date: | Thursday 3 June 1943 |
| Time: | 17:36 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1413 Flt RAF |
| Registration: | L4070 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Gosport, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gosport, Hampshire |
| RAF Gosport |
4.6. 1943
No1019155 Sergeant William Baker Courtney-Cox, piloting Hampden 4070 of No1403 (or more probably1622) Flight based at A.T.D.U., crashed his aircraft into trees when he overshot the runway during take-off. At 17:36hrs. He tried to boost the engines, but engines stalled. The pilot died later in Haslar RN Hospital. Buried at Ann's Hill Cemetery, Gosport, plot 188, space 77
This Hampden was Guy Gibson's regular aircraft, named "Admiral Foo Bang", flown by him whilst serving with 83 Sqdn.
Sources:
RAF Gosport 540 Log Book and Ann's Hill Cemetery Burial Records
Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2008 11:27 | JINX | Added |
| 20-Jan-2012 12:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 13-Apr-2013 00:44 | drpbudden | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jul-2013 14:16 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 24-May-2015 21:11 | Oezil | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 23-May-2024 06:50 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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