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| Date: | Monday 22 April 1940 |
| Time: | 03:08 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P1175 |
| MSN: | EA-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Scampton (SQZ/EGXP) |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I P1175 ("EA-K") 49 Squadron, RAF. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 22/4/1940 when overshot on landing at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, on return from mine-laying sortie. No injuries sustained by the crew of four:
Crew:
Pilot: 39090 Fg Off David White (RAF) Safe.
Observer/Bomb Aimer: 518847 Sgt Ninian Lewis Jones (RAF) Safe.
Wireless Operator: 525267 Cpl Percy Joseph Hurst (RAF) Safe.
Air Gunner: 551285 LAC Norman Hornsby (RAF) Safe.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-R9999
2. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1940-incident-logs
3. https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hampden/25917-P11751940-04-22.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2013 17:07 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Feb-2015 16:56 | BlB | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 25-Jun-2018 20:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2018 20:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 05-Jun-2022 17:05 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jul-2024 20:58 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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