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Archive Report: Allied Forces

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185 Squadron RAF Hampden I L4203 P/O. Musgrave

Operation: Flight from Cottesmore to Heston

Date: 30th November 1939 (Thursday)

Unit: No. 185 Squadron (Training Squadron)

Type: Handley Page Hampden I

Serial No: L4203

Code: GL-?

Base: RAF Cottesmore, Rutland

Location: Grange Farm, Widmer End, Buckinghamshire.

Pilot: P/O. John Musgrave 41197 RAF Age 20. Killed

Obs: Sq/Ldr. Nigel Hope 32173 RAF Age 32. Killed

W/Op/Air/Gnr: A/C 2. Daniel O'Regan 624786 RAF Age 18. Killed

W/Op/Air/Gnr: Sgt. Lindsay Thom 580682 RAF Age 24. Killed

REASON FOR LOSS:

Hampden L4203 and crew were en-route from Cottesmore to Heston. During the flight the aircraft encountered bad weather with poor visibility.

Pilot lost control and aircraft crashed near Grange Farm at 11:27 hrs, with the tragic loss of all onboard.

Above as described (courtesy Sheena Samonas)

Above: The graves of the crew members

Burial details:

P/O. John Musgrave. Chesham Bois Burial grounds, Bucks. Sec. O. Grave 900. Son of Philip Henry and Bessie Sarah Musgrave, of Chesham Bois, England.

Sq/Ldr. Nigel Hope. St. Michael Churchyard, Halton, Bucks. Plot. 3. Row B. Grave 82. Son of Graham Archibald and Ruby Evelyn Hope, husband of Evelyn Di Hope, of Emsworth, Hampshire, England.

A/C 2. Daniel O'Regan. St. Patricks RC Cemetery, Leytonstone. Plot. 11A. Row 6. Grave. 25. No further details as yet, are you able to assist?

Sgt. Lindsay Thom. New Kilpatrick Cemetery, Dunbartonshire. Sec. E. Grave 1188. Son of William Munro Thom and Marion MacMillan Thom, of Glasgow, Scotland.

Acknowledgments: With thanks to the following: Sheena Samonas, niece of Sgt. Lindsay Thom, Bill Chorley - "Bomber Command Losses" Vol. 1, the C.W.G.C

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Acknowledgements
Sources used by us in compiling Archive Reports include: Bill Chorley - 'Bomber Command Losses Vols. 1-9, plus ongoing revisions', Dr. Theo E.W. Boiten and Mr. Roderick J. Mackenzie - 'Nightfighter War Diaries Vols. 1 and 2', Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt - 'Bomber Command War Diaries', Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Tom Kracker - Kracker Luftwaffe Archives, Michel Beckers, Major Fred Paradie (RCAF) and MWO François Dutil (RCAF) - Paradie Archive (on this site), Jean Schadskaje, Major Jack O'Connor USAF (Retd.), Robert Gretzyngier, Wojtek Matusiak, Waldemar Wójcik and Józef Zieliński - 'Ku Czci Połeglyçh Lotnikow 1939-1945', Archiwum - Polish Air Force Archive (on this site), Anna Krzystek, Tadeusz Krzystek - 'Polskie Siły Powietrzne w Wielkiej Brytanii', Franek Grabowski, Norman L.R. Franks 'Fighter Command Losses', Stan D. Bishop, John A. Hey MBE, Gerrie Franken and Maco Cillessen - Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces, Vols 1-6, Dr. Theo E.W. Boiton - Nachtjagd Combat Archives, Vols 1-13. Aircrew Remembered Databases and our own archives. We are grateful for the support and encouragement of CWGC, UK Imperial War Museum, Australian War Memorial, Australian National Archives, New Zealand National Archives, UK National Archives and Fold3 and countless dedicated friends and researchers across the world.
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