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| Date: | Saturday 21 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 16 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X2968 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wootton Down, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upper Heyford |
The aircraft took off from RAF Upper Heyford on a night training flight and crashed at Wooton Downs after three attempted landings at RAF Upper Heyford.
Known crew:
Pilot: R/78183 Sgt Donald George Allen (RCAF) - Killed
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1109416 Sgt George Crawford Robertson (RAFVR) - Killed
Sources:
The National Archives UK
Archives Canada
Personnel record of the pilot from Ancestry.ca
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2421940?Donald%20George%20Allen
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2452974/george-crawford-robertson/
https://aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=78183&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=X2968
https://www.flickr.com/photos/188806011@N04/52765529075
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2025 11:57 | tachel | Added |
| 18-Apr-2025 13:32 | tachel | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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