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Bransby Hampden Memorial

Bransby, Lincolnshire

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Location

Bransby, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire

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Aircraft & Operation Details

49 Sqdn. badgeCave canem
Aircraft Type
Hampden
Serial Number
AT129
Squadron
49 Sqdn.
Station
Scampton
Date of Loss
1942-01-25

Crew (4 members)

RankNameRoleAgeNationalityFateBurial / Status
SgtCharles Duncan Stuart StewartPilot23BritishKilled—
SgtKenneth Edward NorthropObserver22BritishKilled—
SgtAlbert HibbittW/Op Air Gunner21BritishKilled—
SgtLeonard Arthur JardineAir Gunner20BritishKilled—

Memorial Details

Type
Memorial stone

Memorial Care

parish council
Organisation
Bransby Parish Meeting

Local Contacts

These local organisations are connected to this memorial and may be able to help with information or visits.

Gainsborough & District Royal British Legionbritish legion

Local remembrance and memorial support

Bransby Parish Meetingparish council

Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep

Further Reading

IWM War Memorials RegisterRetrieved 2026-03-23

IWM records the memorial to Hampden AT129 which crashed at Bransby on 25 January 1942. The aircraft was coded EA-O of 49 Squadron based at RAF Scampton.

IWM reference: memorial/20274Aircraft code: EA-O

GeographRetrieved 2026-03-23

Photograph and description of the memorial to Hampden AT129 at Bransby. The memorial is within a wooden shelter at the Bransby Equestrian Centre, commemorating the four crew of 49 Squadron who were killed.

Memorial within wooden shelter at Bransby Equestrian Centre

49 Squadron AssociationRetrieved 2026-03-23

The 49 Squadron Association personnel index records details of the crew lost in Hampden AT129. The aircraft suffered double engine failure shortly after departing Scampton for operations over Brest, banked steeply to port and crashed.

Double engine failure on departure for Brest operationsCrew: Sgt Stewart (23), Sgt Northrop (22), Sgt Hibbitt (21), Sgt Jardine (20)Sgt Jardine was on attachment from 408 Squadron

Sources

  • Geograph(website)

Credits & Acknowledgements

Record compiled by
Keith Binley
Heritage sources
IWM War Memorials Register (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Geograph (retrieved 2026-03-23)
49 Squadron Association (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Last updated 2026-03-21

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