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| Date: | Friday 4 April 1941 |
| Time: | 02:00 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AD748 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hangingstone Hill, Dartmoor, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Scampton |
Hampden AD748: Took off 18:45hrs 3 Mar 1941 from Scampton to lay mines off la Rochelle (Cinnamon Region).
On return crashed 02:00hrs 4 April 1941 into high ground at Hangingstone Hill on Dartmoor.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Reginald Perronet Campbel Thompson RAFVR 74343 (NCO:754295 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 03 October, 1939) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer Leslie Richard Evans RAF 42702 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 03 October, 1939) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Leslie Ralph Eden RAFVR 906009 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Alan Mitchel Murray RAFVR 970316 [Killed]
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=AD748
KEW: AIR81/5691
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2023 11:46 | temptage | Added |
| 05-Feb-2024 10:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 03-Apr-2024 06:36 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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