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28/29 September, 1941; FRANKFURT:
With a gap of nearly two weeks since the previous operation,
49 Squadron was asked to provide 14 Hampdens for a small scale
attack on Frankfurt. 4 aircraft were scrubbed from the trip,
and just before take-off a fifth suffered tail wheel collapse
at the taxiing point.
At 22.50hrs the squadron started to launch the first of 9 aircraft.
For one unfortunate crew disaster struck early; 11 minutes after
take-off, Sgt Walker and crew (AE376) struck the ground whilst
in a shallow dive; tragically all the crew were killed. Their
Hampden, E-Echo, came down in Burton Park just north of Lincoln
at 6 minutes past midnight.
Hampden AE376 (EA-E)
Sgt A.C. Walker Pilot (Killed)
Sgt A. Raine W/Ag (Killed)
Sgt R.E. Greenhalgh A/G
(Killed)
Sgt T.H.
Smith O/Bs (Killed)
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