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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 14 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P5322 |
| MSN: | GL-U3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Burgmauer, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cottesmore, Rutland |
Takeoff at 00:01 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was hit by Flak of the 7. Flak-Division and crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Robert Edmund Guthrie RAAF Aus/406649 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Charles Alexander Brian McMullin RAFVR 1184109 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Elwin Thomas Hunking RCAF R/78903 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Howard Morrison RCAF R/76278 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/guthrie-robert-edmund.html
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2020 08:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Sep-2024 19:08 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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