What he found was an engine and propeller from a Handley Page Hampden bomber, a two-engine aircraft used by the Royal Air Force during the war. The bomber had crashed into the sea on September 1 ...
On, November 20, 1940, whilst still dark and in severe weather, Hampden Bomber X3023 of No 44 Squadron based at RAF Waddington crashed about 200 yards from Templewood and caught fire. The aircraft ...