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| Date: | Monday 6 April 1942 |
| Time: | 00:34 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AT216 |
| MSN: | VN- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thorpe on the Hill, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
| operation - Köln, Germany |
Crashed 5 minutes after take off at Thrope-on-the Hill 6 miles SW of Lincoln. It is presumed that the pilot lost control on take off as he climbed away from the airfield.
Crew
Pilot: 89084 Fg Off Ronald Seely- King - THURLBY St. GERMAIN CHURCHYARD Grave A.6.
Observer: 924568 Sgt. Gilbert Lewis Quincey - WOOLWICH CEMETERY, LONDON Sec. 19. Grave 924.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1165162 Sgt. James Hardy - LEICESTER (GILROES) Cemetery Sec. U.U. Grave 740.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1158660 Sgt. Gerald Colin Stewart Skelton - NOTTINGHAM NORTHERN CEMETERY Sec. C/13. Grave 36.
Sources:
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
No. 50 Squadron Royal Air Force In World War Two
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2017 18:05 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 20:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 02-Apr-2022 18:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 02-Apr-2022 18:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase, ] |
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