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| Date: | Friday 13 September 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X2922 |
| MSN: | QR- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off the coast of France -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Crashed into the sea off the coast of France.
Crew:
742459 Sgt Alec Albert BROOKER - killed - Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France
525760 Sgt Richard Cuthbert DICKINSON - killed - Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France
37806 F/L Douglas James HOW DFC - killed - Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France
76916 P/O Tom Hwfa Nixon LANE - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 9
Sources:
1.Henk Welting's database (rafcommands.com)
2.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 110
3.AIR81/3255
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2025 16:06 | MMR | Added |
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