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| Date: | Saturday 16 May 1942 |
| Time: | 23:59 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 16 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P2120 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saxilby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood |
Airborne on a night navigation sortie, the pilot lost control at 10,000ft whilst flying on instruments in thick cloud and spun in. One crew member, believed to be an air gunner, successfully abandoned the aircraft before it crashed.
P/O W.H. Parr killed, F/Sgt D.C. Macnab (Canadian) killed, F/Sgt K.G. McKee (Canadian) killed.
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2022 13:04 | TigerTimon | Added |
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