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Peak District Air Accident Research

Handley Page Hampden Mk.I L4055 of 83 Squadron RAF crashed near to Holmefirth on the night of the 23rd May 1940 whilst returning from an unsuccessful raid on Munchen Gladbach to RAF Scampton near Lincoln.

Name	Rank- if applicable	Position e.g. Pilot	Status
Stanley William Jenkins	Sergeant	Pilot	Killed
Alan Marsh	Sergeant	Observer	Killed
William Thornton	Sergeant	Wireless Operator / Air gunner	Killed
Peter William Josse	Sergeant	Air Gunner?	Killed

A view of the crash site, the area in the left of the picture is where the aircraft exploded.