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| Date: | Wednesday 20 March 1940 |
| Time: | 22:35 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4137 |
| MSN: | PL-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field near Scotton village, south of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Hampden L4137 : Takeoff for a Night Flying Practice /night cross-country navigation flight. 20/03/1940
Crashed after the pilot lost control in cloud when the aircraft stalled in a turn during a night cross-country training flight and then dived into the ground at 22:35 hrs in a field near Scotton village, south of Scunthorpe.
Crew:
F/O (39372) Royston Henry BULLARD-DAVIES (pilot) RAF killed
Sgt (580688) Alan Henry WOODWARD (obs) RAF killed
LAC (551342) Dennis Gordon DOUGHTY (WOp/AG) RAF killed
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/1940.html
"Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, vol 1: Aircraft and Crew lost during 1939-1940", by W R Chorley. ISBN 0-904597-85-7
http://www.rafinfo.org.uk/BCWW2Losses/1939-1940.htm
https://www.cwgc.org
http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/england/east-midlands/lincolnshire-county/scotter/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2017 12:51 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 25-May-2022 07:11 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2024 10:30 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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