ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212908
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 October 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4080 |
| MSN: | VN-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.1 L4080 (VN-P) of 50 Squadron, RAF was damaged beyond economic repair 17/10/1939 when it collided with a hangar after suffering brake failure whilst taxiing at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. No injuries reported, Pilot was Pilot Officer R. Lloyd. Aircraft was a write-off
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://www.no-50-and-no-61-squadrons-association.co.uk/app/download/5802508903/50+SQUADRON+ORB+1939+1943+Revision+1.pdf
3. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1930-1939_35.html
4. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1939-incident-logs
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 October 1939 | L4096 | 50 Sqn RAF | 3 | Branston, North Kesteven, near RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire | |
w/o |
| 11 September 1940 | L4097 | 50 Sqn RAF | 4 | North Sea, Spuikom Dijk, off Ostend, West Flanders |  |
w/o |
| 30 May 1941 | AD867 | 50 Sqn RAF | 2 | Hale Hill Farm, Hale Hill Lane, Hatfield, Doncaster, South Yorkshire | |
w/o |
| 25 July 1941 | AE234 | 50 Sqn RAF | 4 | 400 yards NNW of Stapleford, Thurlby, nr RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire | |
w/o |
| 14 January 1942 | AE431 | 50 Sqn RAF | 4 | Missing |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2018 18:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 31-Oct-2018 14:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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