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| Date: | Wednesday 5 November 1941 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE424 |
| MSN: | PL-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea off Schiermonnikoog, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Luffenham, Rutland |
Took off in the early evening for an anti-shipping operation, armed with 4 x 500 lbs and 2 x 250 lbs bombs; failed to return.
It was hit by ship's Flak of a Vorpostenboot and crashed. All four crew members are missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/evans-llewellyn.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2021 13:30 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-Nov-2021 13:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 00:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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