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| Date: | Monday 13 April 1942 |
| Time: | 04:22 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AT120 |
| MSN: | EQ- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Balderton |
| Essen, Germany |
Last heard on W/T by Heston at 04:22.The presumption is that the aircraft crashed into the sea.
Crew
Pilot: R/62957 Flt Sgt William Ian Meech RCAF – Aylesham Cemetery Kent Block O. Row B. Grave 1.
Observer: R/62265 Sgt John Joseph Davenport RCAF - Aylesham Cemetery Kent Block O. Row A. Grave 2.
R/65194 Flt Sgt George Malcolm Lantz RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 105
R/65170 Flt Sgt Gordon John Wilkie RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 107
Sources:
408 "Goose" Squadron website
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2017 22:35 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 18:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 17-Apr-2020 21:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, ] |
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