Crashed Hampden on Kiel / Germany

Yes QR-P but from the information that I have it crash landed in Sweden, I still think that this aircraft is more likely to be OL-P

For you infor and from the CWGC Website

Pilot Officer RAYMOND PATRICK EARL (Pilot) Service No: 41770 Age: 23 Date of Death: 26/09/1940 Son of Clarence Owen and Mary Earl, of Wollahra, New South Wales, Australia. Grave/Memorial Reference: 4. A. 7. Cemetery: KVIBERG CEMETERY

Name: WILLIAM DUNCAN HERMON,
Initials: W D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Pilot Officer (Pilot)
Regiment: Royal Air Force
Unit Text: 61 Sqdn.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 26/09/1940
Service No: 42708
Additional information: Son of Charles George and Sarah Charlotte Hermon, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. XV. 9.
Cemetery: HELSINGBORG (PALSJO) MUNICIPAL CEMETERY

Name: JAMES CLOUGH WILLIAMS,
Initials: J C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.)
Regiment: Royal Air Force
Unit Text: 61 Sqdn.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 26/09/1940
Service No: 642147
Additional information: Son of William and Annie Williams, of Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. XV. 10.
Cemetery: HELSINGBORG (PALSJO) MUNICIPAL CEMETERY

Name: DONALD SINCLAIR,
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.)
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 61 Sqdn.
Date of Death: 26/09/1940
Service No: 744969
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. XV. 8.
Cemetery: HELSINGBORG (PALSJO) MUNICIPAL CEMETERY

look here: It´s QR-P

http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/h61.html

Hmm, think the letter are P-QR, maybe ?
Right of the draw I can see a “Q”…
I can´t see a “OL-P” on this a/c. I think it is impossible that the a/c lie down a so long time. The Wehrmacht was very correctly about it.
At the backside of picture was write “September 1940” …

Checking Bomber Command Squadrons the Sqn Code was QR, and it appears that GL was never issued as a bomber sqn Code. I think in the picture it maybe a trick of the light

This could be P1171 OL-P of 83 Sqn lost on 1/2 July 1940

P/O D Redmayne
Sgt C Lee
Sgt O S Gander
Sgt G E Little

Hit by flak and crashed in target area killing the crew.

Hi Ian,

are you sure ?

This picture was take on 26.Sep.1940 in Kiel. On this date only one a/c of Hampden was shot down by Kiel…and this must be this hampden from 61th squadron..

(Source of picture Library of Kiel City, Cf19)

Hampden I P2090 QR-R 61 Sqn

P/O R P Earl
P/O W D Hermon
Sgt J C Williams
Sgt D Sinclair

T/o Hemswell, hit by flak and subsequently destroyed in a fatal crash landing near Oresund, Sweden. P/O Earl, an Australian, is buried at Kviberg, the rest of the crew are at Halsingborg (Palsjo) Municipal Cemetery.