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| Date: | Monday 8 December 1941 |
| Time: | 05:15 claim |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AD791 |
| MSN: | PL-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oteppe, Burdinne, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Luffenham, Rutland |
Operation - Aachen, Germany.
The aircraft was intercepted by the crew of Feldwebel Zech & Obergefreiter Braun of the 1./NJG 1, who were flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110 from Sint-Truiden (St Trond) airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Frank Kert Calcutt RAFVR 778424 [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant Arthur Henry Lawrence RCAF R/69780 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Geoffrey Barnes RAFVR 981748 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Richard Eric Hirons RAFVR 964851 [Killed]
All four crew rest in the Heverlee War Cemetery, Belgium (50.848680 / 4.706292).
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/hampden-bij-oteppe
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2021 10:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Dec-2021 19:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 25-Jan-2025 07:55 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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