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| Date: | Sunday 15 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE397 |
| MSN: | EA-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off Isle of Wight -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
Returning from the raid on Mannheim they run out of fuel resulting in the pilot ditching the aircraft off the Isle of Wight. No injuries reported.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Ralf Athelsie Pole Allsebrook RAF 62267 (NCO:963784 : Commission Gazetted Wednesday 29 January, 1941)
Observer : Sergeant Stanbridge RAF
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Wilkinson RAF
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Woolgar RAF
This is the Ralph Allsebrook of 617 Sqdn 1944, killed 16/17-Sep-43 (EE130)
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2017 17:11 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 30-Oct-2018 05:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 14-Feb-2024 07:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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