Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Jöllenbeck: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 21, 1940 at 2330 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P4346
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Jöllenbeck, north of Bielefeld. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt D. M. Barrett,
P/O Jeffrey Guy Mitchell, †
Sgt Roland Houghton-Brown, †
Sgt Charles Norman Webster. †
Crew:
F/Lt D. M. Barrett,
P/O Jeffrey Guy Mitchell, †
Sgt Roland Houghton-Brown, †
Sgt Charles Norman Webster. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
