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| Date: | Tuesday 14 April 1942 |
| Time: | 22:15 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AT110 |
| MSN: | PL- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Felpham Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Luffenham, Rutland |
On a mission to attack shipping and the docks at Le Havre. An eye witness reported seeing the aircraft with an engine on fire. Crashed outbound at Felpham between Bognor Regis and Middleton-on-Sea Sussex.
Crew
Pilot: 1283606 Sgt Stanley Wilson Charles Culmer - West Wickham(St John The Baptist)Churchyard Kent
Navigator: 925007 Sgt Ronald Edward George Nation - Bristol(Canford) Cemetery Sec. Q. Grave 94.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 951362 Sgt James Aitken Hutchison - North Berwick Cemetery East Lothian Sec. D. Grave 1660.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1112428 Sgt Dennis Manning - Stoak(St Laurence)Churchyard Cheshire Row 4. Grave 2.
Sources:
Flypast Magazine
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2017 18:02 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 17-Oct-2018 05:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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