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| Date: | Tuesday 17 December 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3128 |
| MSN: | QR- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Took off from RAF Hemswell for an operational flight to Mannheim, Germany. Lost without a trace.
Crew:
565574 Sgt George Edward COWAN DFM - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 13
78280 P/O Edwin REEVE - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 9
553120 Sgt Arthur Joseph Patrick CASEY - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 12
526112 Sgt Harmet Richard RICHARDSON - missing believed killed - Runnymede Memorial panel 18
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 140
2.AIR81/4585
3.https://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/airfields/airfield.php?pid=1760
4.https://www.ipswichwarmemorial.co.uk/george-edward-cowan/
5.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2025 15:35 | MMR | Added |
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