ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157501
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 June 1940 |
| Time: | 02:52 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P1178 |
| MSN: | OL-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
| Emmerich |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.1 P1178 (OL-H) of 83 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) on night of 4/6/40 when shot down by night fighter (Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Schmale of the 12.(N)/JG 2, who was flying a Bf 109D from Köln-Ostheim airfield) on a raid to Emmerich. Aircraft took off from RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, and came down near Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, All four crew killed:
The crew were buried initially in Aachen Ehrenfriedhof
Sgt Thomas - Plot 26 Grave 18.
Fg Off Haydon - Plot 26 Grave 17.
Sgt Perry - Plot 26 Grave 16.
Plt Off Greenwell - Plot 26 Grave 18.
Crew
Pilot: 39663 Fg Off Francis John Haydon - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 6 Row B Grave 2.
2nd Pilot: 41284 Plt Off Charles Eric Greenwell - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 6 Row B Grave 4.
Wireless Operator: 581034 Sgt Jack Lenton Perry - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 6 Row B Grave 3.
Air Gunner: 619032 Sgt David Reginald Ivan Thomas - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 6 Row B Grave 1.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-P9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain. 1978 p 5)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/769: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502378
3. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/83_squadron.html
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/archives/air-81-raf-casualty-packs-1939-45-part-3-600-to-899/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2047462/haydon,-francis-john/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2047325/greenwell,-charles-eric/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2032410/perry,-jack-lenton/
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2032983/thomas,-david-reginald-ivan/
9. https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2019/02/02/nachtjagd-ii/
10. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/Inhalt.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 February 1941 | X3124 | 83 Sqn RAF | 4 | Derrington Cross, Staffordshire |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2013 17:10 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Jul-2013 17:15 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 10-Jul-2015 19:31 | DG333 | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Mar-2018 21:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2018 19:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 12:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2019 18:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2019 19:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Source] |
| 22-Jun-2022 14:40 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2022 22:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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