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| Date: | Monday 11 November 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X2985 |
| MSN: | EA-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
After mission over Danzig, Germany, the plane was last heard about 30 miles of the Norfolk coast, United Kingdom.
Crew:
74665 F/O Alan BULMER - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 5
82681 P/O Donald William WAKEFORD - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 10
632181 Sgt George HERDMAN - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 15
630207 Sgt David Walter WATT - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 20
Sources:
1. Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 128
2. AIR81/4180
3. CWGC
4. https://www.49squadron.co.uk/personnel_index/detail/Bulmer_A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2025 09:23 | MMR | Added |
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