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| Date: | Thursday 22 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | P4360 |
| MSN: | PL- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Lost without a trace. Mission to Wilhelmshaven, Germandy but failed to return.
Crew:
P/O Angus ROBSON (41471) - missing/killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 10
P/O David Leslie WINGATE (33470) - missing/killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 10
Sgt Hunter CHAMBERS (632993) - missing/killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 12
Sgt Arther Alexander WILMOT (751064) - missing/killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 21
Sources:
1.AIR81/2717
2.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 101
3.CWGC
4.Henk Welting's database (rafcommands.com)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2025 16:50 | MMR | Added |
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