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| Date: | Friday 13 June 1941 |
| Time: | 00:30 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE127 |
| MSN: | KM- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 100 km W of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:00 for an operation to Soest, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
The aircraft was ditched on the North Sea under unknown circumstances.
The crew was picked up by the Germans on the 16th June 41, brought ashore Netherlands.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Patrick John Shaw Shaughnessy DFC RAF 37758 [PoW]
Observer : Sergeant John Wardrop RAFVR 958181 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant C W Townsend RAF 749460 [PoW]
Sergeant Joseph Edward Hughes RAF 1154043 [PoW]
All are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1054A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2019 07:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 12-Jun-2019 12:55 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 06:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 26-May-2024 12:35 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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