ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208354
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 May 1939 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4155 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beckingham, Lincolnshire, 4 miles East of Newark, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire |
| RAF Finningley | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I L4155, 7 Squadron, RAF Finningley: Written off (destroyed) 23/5/39 when lost control while changing formation and crashed at Beckingham, Lincolnshire, four miles east of Newark, Nottinghamshire. (On the Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire border). All five crew killed:
Flying Officer Jack George McGrail (Canadian, aged 28) killed
Pilot Officer Geoffrey Lloyd (RAFO, aged 24) killed
Sgt Howard Kane Trencham (aged 27) killed
AC1 Raymond Lumley (aged 20) killed
AC2 Edward Brian Brentnall (aged 18) killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1939
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?314-RAF-officer-deaths-1-1-29-3-9-39
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckingham,_Lincolnshire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2018 14:33 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Nov-2018 22:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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