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| Date: | Tuesday 26 November 1940 |
| Time: | 03:15 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3125 |
| MSN: | VN-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Skidbrook, Saltfleet, near North Coates, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Lindholme, North Yorkshire |
25/26 November
KIEL
Four aircraft set out from around 17.00 hours to bomb shipyards at Kiel on a largely unsuccessful mission. X3125 took off at 17.20 hours. Two aircraft, X3125 and X2919 bombed the approximate area of the target, due to patchy cloud; the remaining two returned to base shortly after take off, both with W/T failure.
Unfortunately Hampden X3125 crash landed at Saltfleet, near North Coates due to fuel exhaustion (after nearly 8 hours airborne) at 03.15 hours on 26th November while returning from a mission to KIEL. All aboard were slightly injured and were the same crew that crashed in Hampden X3022 on the 17th November.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Hubert Victor Crum RAFVR 740587 [Injured]
Observer : Sergeant Adams RAF [Injured]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William Henry McAlwane RAF 654274 [Injured]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Barley RAF [Injured]
Sgt. Crum was later awarded the DFM, gazetted on March 7 1941
Sources:
1. http://www.no-50-and-no-61-squadrons-association.co.uk/app/download/5802508903/50+SQUADRON+ORB+1939+1943+Revision+1.pdf
2. http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1940-incident-logs#nov
3. https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hampden/25709-X31251940-11-26.html
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2018 21:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 18:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 05-Dec-2024 08:01 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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