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| Date: | Tuesday 13 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P4410 |
| MSN: | OL-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | beside Dortmund-Ems Kanal just north of Munster -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Direct hit by flak and crashed alongside canal.
Crew:
F/O Ellis Henry ROSS (40060) - missing/killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 6
Sgt Ronald John BUCKLEY (987980) - missing/killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 12
Sgt Joseph Langley DEWURST (580488) - missing/killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 13
Sgt Kenneth Anthony SAYER (548614) - missing/killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 19
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 98
2.https://www.staplesandvine.com/index.php/aircraft/struck-off-charge/struck-off-charge-1-144-scale/handley-page-hampden-mk-i/
3.chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.slodrenthe.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Nieuwsbrief-Jaareditie-2023-NL-lowres.pdf (dutch)
4.Henk Welting's database (rafcommands.com)
5.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2025 16:23 | MMR | Added |
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