Date & Time:
Feb 18, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P1157
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was approaching the Dutch coast when it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the North Sea. All four crew members were rescued.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.
