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| Date: | Saturday 26 October 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X2971 |
| MSN: | QR- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
After operational sortie over Kiel, Germany, communication with the plane was lost. Probaly crached for the coast off Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.
Crew:
740660 Sgt Horace Cecil LOADSMAN - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 16
741337 Sgt Keith Reginald HUMPHREY - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 15
649968 Sgt Dennis Isiah PALLET - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 18
635501 Sgt Frank Douglas WALTER - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 20
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 122
2.AIR81/3940
3.https://forum.rafcommands.com/forum/general-category/7267-sgt-h-c-loadsman-61-sqdn-d-26-10-1940#post90733
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2025 15:35 | MMR | Added |
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