106 RAF Squadron's Handley Page Hampden I (X3058) aircraft, with an aircrew of four, took off from RAF Coningsby for a night air operation over Munster, Germany. On its return flight back to base X3058 was forced to ditch off the Norfolk coast and all were able to board the life raft. Sadly three of the aircrew perished from the cold before being rescued 16 hours later—the pilot was the only survivor.
The airmen who lost their lives in this incident were-
RAFVR Sergeant Frederick William BAKER,
RAFVR Sergeant Robert William Antony BIDDLECOMBE and
RCAF Flight Sergeant Alexander Granton PATRICK.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service No: 963611
Age: 24
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 106 RAF Squadron; RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire
Son of Frederick Charles and Martha Caroline Baker of New Cross, England.
The airmen who lost their lives in this incident were-
RAFVR Sergeant Frederick William BAKER,
RAFVR Sergeant Robert William Antony BIDDLECOMBE and
RCAF Flight Sergeant Alexander Granton PATRICK.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service No: 963611
Age: 24
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 106 RAF Squadron; RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire
Son of Frederick Charles and Martha Caroline Baker of New Cross, England.
106 RAF Squadron's Handley Page Hampden I (X3058) aircraft, with an aircrew of four, took off from RAF Coningsby for a night air operation over Munster, Germany. On its return flight back to base X3058 was forced to ditch off the Norfolk coast and all were able to board the life raft. Sadly three of the aircrew perished from the cold before being rescued 16 hours later—the pilot was the only survivor.
The airmen who lost their lives in this incident were-
RAFVR Sergeant Frederick William BAKER,
RAFVR Sergeant Robert William Antony BIDDLECOMBE and
RCAF Flight Sergeant Alexander Granton PATRICK.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service No: 963611
Age: 24
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 106 RAF Squadron; RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire
Son of Frederick Charles and Martha Caroline Baker of New Cross, England.
The airmen who lost their lives in this incident were-
RAFVR Sergeant Frederick William BAKER,
RAFVR Sergeant Robert William Antony BIDDLECOMBE and
RCAF Flight Sergeant Alexander Granton PATRICK.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service No: 963611
Age: 24
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 106 RAF Squadron; RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire
Son of Frederick Charles and Martha Caroline Baker of New Cross, England.
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