Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Spiekeroog Island: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 6, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
AE253
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Spiekeroog Island. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Frederick Lawrance Kidd, pilot, †
Sgt Peter Mcleod Reed, observer,
Sgt Edgar Crowe, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Blair Blackwood, air gunner. †
Crew:
P/O Frederick Lawrance Kidd, pilot, †
Sgt Peter Mcleod Reed, observer,
Sgt Edgar Crowe, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Blair Blackwood, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
