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| Date: | Tuesday 13 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P4335 |
| MSN: | QR- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Gelmer Schiffarter Damm, Munster -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Crashed at Gelmer Schiffarter Damm, Munster. Crew missing without a trace. They are commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Cedric CUNDILL (40680) - missing/killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 7
P/O Donald Edwin GARDENER (78461) - missing/killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 8
Sgt Douglas Ronald ALDOM (622419) - missing/killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 11
Sgt William Barrie TAYLOR (652777) - missing/killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 20
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 97
2.Henk Welting's database
3.AIR81/1362
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2025 15:58 | MMR | Added |
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