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| Date: | Wednesday 11 March 1942 |
| Time: | 00:50 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 455 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | P2085 |
| MSN: | UB-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wigsley, Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wigsley, Nottinghamshire |
| RAF Wigsley |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I P2078: Built by English Electric Co., Preston, and issued 24/02/1942 To 455 Squadron, RAAF, Coded UB-U.
Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) on 11/03/1942 returning from an Op (Target: Essen). Took off at 19.25 hours from RAF Wigsley. On landing at 00:50 at RAF Wigsley, Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, on the starboard wheel only, the aircraft swerved violently on to rough ground which was nearby. There the undercarriage collapsed. All four crew safe.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Ernest Howard Busfield RAF 778452 (Officer:80428 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 27 October, 1942)
Observer : Sergeant Waites RAF
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Gower RAF
Air Gunner : Sergeant Biggin RAF
Sources:
1. Bomber Command Losses 1942
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/hampden.htm
3. https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hampden/18439-P20851942-03-11.html
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2017 18:44 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 16-Jul-2018 17:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Nov-2018 13:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 10-Mar-2024 07:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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