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| Date: | Wednesday 11 March 1942 |
| Time: | 02:25 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AT173 |
| MSN: | VN- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ilketshall St Margaret, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Hombound the aircraft was running out of petrol. The crew abandoned the aircraft over East Anglia at 02:25. There was a thick layer of mist /fog which hid ground details, hence the decision to abandon the aircraft.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Philip John Stone RAFVR 66031 (NCO:905137 Commission Gazetted : Friday 06 June, 1941)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Jack Hudson RAFVR 935370
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Alan John Mills RAF 553832
Rear Gunner : Sergeant O'Connor RAF
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2017 21:00 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 20:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 21-Apr-2019 17:57 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 01-Nov-2020 18:21 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
| 28-May-2023 06:30 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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