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| Date: | Friday 15 August 1941 |
| Time: | 00:45 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE131 |
| MSN: | DL-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Pattensen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 21:10 hrs (local time) for an operation to Braunschweig in Niedersachsen.
The aircraft was hit by two Reserve-Flak-Abteilungen and crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Peter Henry Slater-Eiggert RAFVR 102591 (NCO:754594 : Commission Gazetted Friday 29 August, 1941) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flight Sergeant Leonard Samuel Thorrowgood RAFVR 905008 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Walter Charles Rasbary RAFVR 81413 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 July, 1940) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Frank Stephens RAFVR 983447 [Killed]
All lie at the Hanover War Cemetery, Germany (52.377026 / 9.654365)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=AE131
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2020 13:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-Aug-2025 06:19 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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