Incident Handley Page Hampden P4401, Sunday 8 December 1940
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Date:Sunday 8 December 1940
Time:early
Type:Handley Page Hampden
Owner/operator:49 Sqn RAF
Registration: P4401
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location: -
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Scampton
Destination airport:RAF Scampton
Narrative:
P4401 took off on a lone mission at 01:16 and went missing
Sgt Shaw
PO Evans
Sgt Young
Sgt O'Leary

Sources:

National Archives Kew 49 Sqn ORB Record of Events Doc AIR27/480/28 page 4

Revision history:

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09-Sep-2025 14:59 redwine163 Added

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