ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52998
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| Date: | Saturday 7 February 1942 |
| Time: | 16:04 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE306 |
| MSN: | VN-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea W of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Shot down by Ofw. Detlev Lüth of the 4./JG 1, flying a Bf 109F from Leeuwarden airfield.
Operation: Gardening – mine-laying operations
Takeoff time: 12:11
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. R.N. Smith 778353 RAF Runnymede Memorial 76
Obs ba F/Sgt. C.E. Carroll R/65245 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 103
Wo ag Sgt. A.G. Bocock 1354324 RAF Runnymede Memorial 78
Air gunner F/Sgt. J. Stables 759155 RAF Runnymede Memorial 76
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1401&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
BCL 1942 WR Chorley
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 November 1940 | X3022 | 50 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Lindholme, North Yorkshire, England |  |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Oct-2016 17:01 | sunnyhill_50@hotmail | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 07-Feb-2017 09:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2017 14:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2017 17:11 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 01-Jan-2018 12:58 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 06-Jan-2018 13:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 06-Jan-2018 13:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 20:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2019 15:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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