Hudson-Bell, Thomas Reginald Trevor

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-08-25

Birth Date: 1922-November-04

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

Position

Flight Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/99900

Home

Buenos Aires, Argentina

First Burial

Wick Cemetery, Caithness, Scotland

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Hampden Mk. l P2118

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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

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Hampden P2118

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Squadron Leader Faulks, Cecil Arthur (RAFVR)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Survived
1943-August-25
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant Hudson-Bell, Thomas Reginald Trevor (RCAF)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-August-25
Wick Cemetery, Caithness, UK

Flight Lieutenant Puplett, Henry Robert (Mick) (RAFVR)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-August-25
cemetery unknown

Flying Officer Ritchie, George William (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-August-25
Wick Cemetery, Caithness, UK

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.

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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