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| Date: | Saturday 9 August 1941 |
| Time: | 03:22 claim |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE263 |
| MSN: | QR- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Luffenham, Rutland |
Takeoff at 22:25 hrs for an operation to Kiel in Schleswig-Holstein.
Probably, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Walter Fenske of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Terence Craven RAFVR 968368 [Killed]
Sergeant Victor Edward Baker RAFVR 745721 [Killed]
Sergeant Geoffrey Stewart Lodington RAF 640442 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Eric Nigel Riddell Robertson RAFVR 943039 [Killed]
All are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=AE263
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2020 12:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 17-Jul-2025 07:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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