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| Date: | Thursday 17 October 1940 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X2997 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Waddington |
Following a mission to Berlin to bomb target A77 the aircraft landed and struck an old hanger.
This collision casued major damage and a fire started which destroyed the aircraft,
crew
S/Ldr Broad - broken leg and scalp wound
Sgt Hammond - knee synovitis
Sgt Logan - uninjured
AC Egar - uninjured
Sources:
National Archives Kew 44 Sqdn ORB Record of Events doc AIR27/447/26 page 12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2024 11:59 | Peter194 | Added |
| 27-Oct-2024 07:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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