Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Le Verdon-sur-Mer: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 15, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
X2983
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Saint Eval -Saint Eval
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF St Eval to lay mines in the Garonne Estuary north of Bordeaux. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Le Verdon-sur-Mer. Both pilots were killed while both other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Peter George Tunstall, pilot, †
Sgt John Bell Barclay, pilot, †
Sgt Benjamin Dixon, radio operator,
Sgt Fred Cain. Bailey, air gunner.
Crew:
P/O Peter George Tunstall, pilot, †
Sgt John Bell Barclay, pilot, †
Sgt Benjamin Dixon, radio operator,
Sgt Fred Cain. Bailey, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
