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| Date: | Monday 13 April 1942 |
| Time: | 00:32 claim |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 420 (City of London) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | P1239 |
| MSN: | PT-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea N of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
| Essen, Germany |
Claimed by Oblt Helmut Lent Stab II./NJG2 - North Sea north of Terschelling at 00:32.
Crew
978882 Sgt Japhet Salmon - Runnymede Memorial Panel 93
778348 Flt Sgt Ronald Johnson - Runnymede Memorial 75
1154913 Sgt Cyril John Edmond Butler Runnymede Memorial Panel 79.
755913 Flt Sgt Robert Hammond Black - Runnymede Memorial Panel 73.
Sources:
Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1 - Dr Theo Boiten
Commonwealth Grave Commission
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of World War Two 1942 - W R Chorley
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2017 23:01 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 03-Dec-2017 23:01 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Dec-2017 23:18 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 09-Oct-2018 20:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 05-Feb-2020 15:00 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 17-Apr-2020 19:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, ] |
| 17-Apr-2020 19:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 20-Jun-2022 02:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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