Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Hemswell: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 17, 1940 at 2236 LT
Registration:
L4163
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Hemswell, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain height. It collided with a cottage and crashed, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed while there were no injuries among the occupants of the cottage.
Crew:
Sgt James Windsor, pilot,
Sgt Robert Frederick Carter, pilot,
Sgt William Cuthbert, observer,
AC1 David Burnside, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt James Windsor, pilot,
Sgt Robert Frederick Carter, pilot,
Sgt William Cuthbert, observer,
AC1 David Burnside, wireless operator and air gunner.