Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Felpham: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 14, 1942 at 2215 LT
Registration:
AT110
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an operation to Dortmund. A 2215LT, with an engine on fire, it crashed in Felpham, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley Wilson Charles Culmer, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Edward George Nation, navigator,
Sgt James Aitken Hutchison, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis Manning, air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley Wilson Charles Culmer, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Edward George Nation, navigator,
Sgt James Aitken Hutchison, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis Manning, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.