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| Date: | Friday 1 November 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3047 |
| MSN: | PL- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Took off from RAF Hemswell for a bombing mission over Berlin, Germany. Lost without a trace.
Crew:
80553 P/O Gilbert MORGAN - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 9
551554 Sgt Peter David ADAMS (DFM) missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 11
751221 Sgt Edwin James BUSHELL missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 13
759191 Sgt Donald Alfred JENNER missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 16
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR, Chorley, page 126
2.AIR81/4066
3.CWGC
4.https://ww2irishaviation.com/gravescj/appendix_2.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2025 16:47 | MMR | Added |
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