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| Date: | Wednesday 25 March 1942 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AT158 |
| MSN: | VN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing off the island of Groix, Morbihan -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Gardening -Lorient. Presumed to have crashed in the target area.
Crew:-
Pilot: 68793 Plt Off James Duncan Crombie RAFVR - Lorient (Kerentrech)Communal Cemetery Plot 62. Row A. Joint grave (NCO:1058663 Commission Gazetted : Friday 11 July, 1941)
Observer: 924734 Sgt Harry Naughton Deckman RAFVR - Lorient (Kerentrech)Communal Cemetery Plot 62. Row A. Grave 3.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1208601 Sgt Frank Manley RAFVR - Lorient (Kerentrech)Communal Cemetery Plot 62. Row A. Grave 1.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1165304 Sgt Charles Ronald Clive Perry RAFVR - Lorient (Kerentrech)Communal Cemetery Plot 62. Row A. Joint grave
Sources:
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
France-Crashes 39-45
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2017 19:31 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 20:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 20-Jan-2022 08:44 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 22-Mar-2022 14:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, ] |
| 18-Apr-2022 05:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 25-Mar-2024 19:08 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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