Date & Time:
Jan 11, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AN166
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Leuchars - Leuchars
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leuchars on an operation along the Norwegian coast. Shortly after takeoff, it went out of control and crashed near the airbase. A crew was killed.
Crew:
Sgt S. A. Vincent, pilot,
F/Sgt A. L. W. Watt, navigator,
Sgt K. C. Applekemp, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Thorne Martin, air gunner. †
Crew:
Sgt S. A. Vincent, pilot,
F/Sgt A. L. W. Watt, navigator,
Sgt K. C. Applekemp, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Thorne Martin, air gunner. †
