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| Date: | Monday 27 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4135 |
| MSN: | PL- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hemswell -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
While taxying with a full bomb load the back of the aircraft broke. No injuries to the crew.
Crew:
P/O AAG TRUEMAN
Sgt P ROBERT
Cpl H DICKENSON
LAC AW BENNET
P/O Alec Albert Gray TRUEMAN lost his life while serving his country on 4 September 1940. Shot down in his Hurricane I V6638.
Sources:
1. Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 70
2. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=L4135
3. https://www.cwgc.org/stories/stories/pilot-officer-alec-albert-gray-trueman-shot-down-over-kenley/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2025 08:58 | MMR | Added |
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