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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Tickencote: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1940 at 1900 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P1320
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training exercise when the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in Tickencote, near Stamford. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Frank Carthew, pilot, †
Sgt Matthew Coutts Mair, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt R. S. Bagnell,
Sgt R. S. Canham.