ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52954
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| Date: | Thursday 26 March 1942 |
| Time: | 22:57 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 420 (City of London) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AE298 |
| MSN: | PT-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea NW of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
Takeoff at 19:27 hrs local time for a Gardening (mine-laying) operation to the Nectarine I area.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Paul Gildner of the 5./NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield.
The four crew members are missing in action:
Pilot:R/76024 Flt Sgt Wilfred Rogers Groff RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 104.
Navigator:R/78073 Flt Sgt Leonard Ogilvy Stalker RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 106.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1056586 Sgt Rhedge Haydn Durham Morgan RCAF Runnymede Memorial Panel 90.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: R/67530 Flt Sgt Arthur Frederick Williams RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 107
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1448&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 May 1942 | AE389 | 420 (City of London) Sqn RCAF | 3 | between Kalifornien and Holm; Schönberg, Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Mar-2017 09:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2017 16:44 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 20:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-Apr-2020 18:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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