Medd, George Alfred

Killed in Action 1942-03-26

Birth Date: 1916

Born: East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Son of William Alfred Medd and Clara (nee Vasey) Medd, of Bilton, Hull

Home: Bilton, Hull, England

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAFVR

Unit

408

Base

RAF North Luffenham

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

998262

Home

Bilton, Hull, England

Sergeant Medd was on his first operational flight when he was killed in action

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

International Bomber Command Centre

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Hampden I AE139

Bombing Rennes France 1942-March-26 to 1942-March-26

408 (B) Sqn (RCAF) RAF North Luffenham

408 Goose Squadron RCAF (For Freedom). RAF North Luffenham. Pilot Officer DE Vipond (RCAF), Flight Sergeant H Phalempin, and Sergeant GA Medd (RAFVR) were all killed in action when Hampden I aircraft AE 139 crashed near Wootton, Berkshire, England returning after a "Nickelling" (leaflet drop) flight over Rennes, France

The sole survivor of this crew was Wireless Operator Sergeant EV Conwell (RAFVR)

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

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Hampden AE139

Male Head

Sergeant Conwell, Edward Victor (RAFVR)
1st Wireless Operator
Survived
1942-March-26
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Medd, George Alfred (RAFVR)
2nd Wireless Operator
Killed in Action
1942-March-26
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant Phalempin, Henri (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1942-March-26
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, UK

Pilot Officer Vipond, Dalton Eastman (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-March-26
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, 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