AT129 EA-O

Handley Page Hampden

Code lettersEA-O
SquadronNo. 49 Squadron
FateLost on operations
Lost25 January 1942

Notes

Hampden AT129 (EA-O) of No. 49 Squadron took off from Scampton at 17:12 on 25 January 1942 for operations over Brest. Shortly after take-off the aircraft suffered a double engine failure, banked steeply to port, dived and crashed almost immediately, killing all four crew. A memorial plaque to the crew stands within a wooden shelter at the Bransby Equestrian Centre.

Photographs

Memorial to the crew of Hampden AT129, Bransby
ⓘ licence & creditMemorial photo &copy; <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6503447" rel="noopener">Adrian S Pye</a> (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/" rel="noopener">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>)View source & full licence →

Operations flown

Non-operational flight — Crashed outbound

Crew: Kenneth Edward Northrop (Navigator) · Charles Duncan Stuart Stewart (Pilot) · Leonard Arthur Jardine (Rear gunner) · Albert Hibbitt (Wireless operator)

Source: Memorial to Hampden AT129, 49 Squadron, Bransby (Geograph / Adrian S Pye) →