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Hudson-Bell, Thomas Reginald Trevor (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-August-26

Birth Date: 1922-November-04 (age 20)

Born: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Son of Thomas and Mary Agnes (nee Victory) Hudson-Bell, of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Brother of Thomas, Ian, Noreen and Dorothy

Home: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Enlistment: London, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1941-06-18

Service
RCAF
Unit
519 (Met) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Base
RAF Wick
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/99900

Hampden Mk. l P2118

Search 1943-August-25 to 1943-August-25

519 (Met) Sqn (RAF) RAF Wick

519 Squadron (Undaunted by Weather) RAF Wick. Hampden I aircraft P2118 crashed into high ground at Ben Loyal, Sutherlands, Scotland at night during a thunderstorm returning from a search for missing 519 Squadron Hampden I aircraft P5334

Pilot, Flight Lieutenant Henry Robert (Mick) Puplett DFC (RAFVR) was killed in the crash of his aircraft

Navigator, Flying Officer GW Ritchie (RCAF) and Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Flight Sergeant TRT Hudson-Bell (RCAF) initally survived the crash but sadly both died from their injuries the following day. There was possibly a fourth unconfirmed death of another unnamed Navigator/Observer. Further research is required

The sole survivor from this crew was a second Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, Flying Officer CA Faulks (RAFVR), seriously wounded but recovered to fly with his Squadron again

No trace of Hampden P5334 was found

General [Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...

General Hampden R2118 on Ben Loyal, Northern Scotland

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General Secret Scotland - RAF Wick

General Ben Loyal - 746 metres and an epic rescue after a plane crash of a...

General BBC - WW2 People's War - A Lucky Escape

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave.com Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

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Hampden P2118

Handley Page Hampden

(RCAF Photo via Chris Charland)(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)
Handley Page Hampden (Serial No. P5428), of No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Patricia Bay, British Columbia, in the torpedo-bomber training role between May 1942 and February 1944.

Handley Page developed a modern stressed-skin mid-wing monoplane, powered by Bristol Pegasus radial air cooled engines, with its first flight in 1936. It had the most advanced wings available at the time, giving it a remarkably low landing speed of 73 mph for an aircraft of its size, with a top speed of 265 mph. The Hampden had a short, narrow but tall main fuselage with a very slender tail unit. This configuration led to the nicknames "Flying Panhandle" and "Flying Suitcase". At the end of the war, no complete or partial Hampden aircraft were retained for museum display.

The Hampden served in the early stages of the war, bearing the brunt of the early bombing war over Europe, taking part in the first night raid on Berlin and in the first 1000-bomber raid on Cologne. In Canada, Hampdens were built by six companies that formed Associated Aircraft. There were three in Ontario and three in Quebec, hence they were identified as the Ontario Group and Quebec Group. They supplied all the the components to the two assembly plants. The Ontario Group's assembly plant was at the Malton Airport, while the Quebec group's assembly plant was at the St. Hubert Airport. Canadian Museum of Flight and Harold A Skaarup web page

YouTube Handley Page Hampden in Flight

Wkikpedia Wikipedia Hampden Bomber

General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

Kestrek Publications Hampden - Kestrel Publications

last update: 2022-01-13 21:37:22

Hampden Mk. l P2118

With 519 Sqn. Air Sea Rescue. Hit mountainside in bad weather, Ben Loyal Sutherland

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