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| Date: | Friday 3 July 1942 |
| Time: | 00:54 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 420 (City of London) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AT248 |
| MSN: | PT-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Koudum, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
| Operation - Bremen, Germany |
Claimed by Oblt Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld 5/NJG2 - South of Koudum at 00:54.
Crew:-
Pilot:C/1037 Flt Lt Kinglsey Ewart Brown RCAF PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 463.
Observer:1379360 Sgt Robert Oscar Williams - Hemelumer Oldefred (Koudum) General Cemetery Plot A. Row 1. Grave 15.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:979926 Sgt John Noel Waddington - Hemelumer Oldefred (Koudum) General Cemetery Plot A. Row 1. Grave 17.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/56325 Sgt Robert William Whytock RCAF - Hemelumer Oldefred (Koudum) General Cemetery Plot A. Row 1. Grave 16.
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1942%20sec_tcm5-7283.pdf
http://www.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/koudum-eert-bemanning-hampden-met-herinneringspaneel/
Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Mar-2016 10:35 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Dec-2017 13:39 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 06-Feb-2018 13:52 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Feb-2018 13:53 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 06-Feb-2018 21:08 | Red Dragon | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 09-Oct-2018 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 05-May-2020 13:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 11-Sep-2025 06:27 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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