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| Date: | Thursday 17 October 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X2973 |
| MSN: | PL- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North of Terschelling island (Dutch Frisian Islands) -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
On operational mission to Merseburg, Germany, distress calls where heard but contact was lost. The body of Sgt John Herbert BROWN washed ashore on 3 December 1940 at Strandlehen, Denmark. Rest of the crew is still missing.
Crew:
742961 John Herber BROWN - killed - Norre Harvig (Haurvig) Churchyard, Denmark
645352 John Adam FERGUSON - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 14
748785 Edward Anthony Gaston RANDS - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 18
580690 Robert Gilmour YOUNG - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 21
Sources:
1. Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 120
2. Henk Welting's database (rafcommands.com)
3. AIR81/3808
4. CWGC
5. Faldne Allierede Flyvere 1939-1945 - Odense Universitesforlag - 1995 (Anders Bjørnvad), page 127
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2025 15:07 | MMR | Added |
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