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| Date: | Tuesday 11 February 1941 |
| Time: | 05:49 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AD719 |
| MSN: | EA-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sudbrooke, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
Takeoff at 22:40 LT for an operation to industrial targets at Hannover, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Kurt Herrmann of the 1./NJG 2, flying a Ju 88 C-2 from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Geoffrey Maurice Bates DFM RAFVR 741450 [Injured]
Observer : Sergeant John Butterworth RAFVR 747859 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant David Alexander Caldwell RAFVR 755498 [Killed]
Sergeant H Blower RAF 790579 [Injured]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=AD719
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2019 17:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 08-Feb-2019 12:53 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 09-Apr-2024 17:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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