ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52748
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| Date: | Sunday 28 June 1942 |
| Time: | 00:11 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 415 (Swordfish) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AT245 |
| MSN: | GX-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 5 km N of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates |
Takeoff at 22:17 hrs for a Rover patrol off the Dutch coast.
Rover - Coastal Command armed patrol for opportunity attacking of shipping.
The aircraft was hit by ships' Flak and crashed.
There were no survivors:
Pilot W/O. II I.W. Garfin R/61116 RCAF / Sage War Cemetery in Germany; grave 5 C 13
Observer F/Sgt. V.B. Whelpley R/73182 RCAF / Schiermonnikoog cemetery; grave 72
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/Sgt. D. Pearce R/79687 RCAF / Schiermonnikoog cemetery; grave 71
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/Sgt. B.A. Dakin R/76026 RCAF / Schiermonnikoog cemetery; grave 70
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1652&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 August 1943 | X2898 | 415 (Swordfish) Sqn RCAF | 0 | North Sea 5 km west of Egmond aan Zee, Noord-Holland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Jun-2017 08:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 06:57 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 05-May-2020 08:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 00:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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