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| Date: | Wednesday 11 March 1942 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 455 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | AT192 |
| MSN: | UB-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wigsley, Nottinghamshire |
| RAF Wigsley |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I AT192: Built by English Electric Co., Preston, and issued 07/02/1942 to 455 Squadron, RAAF, Coded UB-R.
Lost on combat operations 10-11/03/1942. Took off from RAF Wigsley, Tuxford, Nottinghamshire at 19:17 hours on the evening on 10/03/1942 (Target: Essex) and failed to return the following morning. Posted as "missing" at 13:00 on 11/03/1942 and all four crew believed killed
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Orrell Gandy RAFVR 103553 (NCO:1191557 : Commission Gazetted Friday 12 September, 1941) [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer Lewis Alfred Wright RNZAF NZ/401800 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Eric Maynard Jennings RAFVR 1171218 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Garfield Lloyd Skinner RAAF Aus/407461 [Killed]
Post war it was established that the aircraft crashed and all the crew were killed. All were buried in the Reichswald Forest war Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/hampden.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2031534/gandy,-orrell/
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2047173/wright,-lewis-alfred/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2055845/jennings,-eric-maynard/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2041945/skinner,-garfield-lloyd/
6. https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hampden/18436-AT1921942-03-11.html
7. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2017 19:09 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 15-Nov-2017 19:10 | Red Dragon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 22-Jul-2018 01:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2018 01:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 22-Jul-2018 01:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Nov-2018 13:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 10-Mar-2024 07:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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