Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Flüren: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L4094
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Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
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Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton on a raid over Dortmund. While cruising at night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Flüren. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O William Oliver Digby Tweddell, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Wyatt Jones, pilot,
Sgt Douglas George John Townsend, observer,
Sgt Peter James Tointon, wireless operator and air gunner.