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Hamble-le-Rice Whitley Memorial
Priory Church of St Andrew the Apostle, Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire
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The Memorial
Type
Church plaque
Inscription
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Location
Priory Church of St Andrew the Apostle, Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire, Hampshire
What Happened
Whitley Z6576 of 102 Squadron, coded DY-?, departed Topcliffe at 2224 on 26 July 1941 for Hannover. The aircraft was intercepted at 2200m over the North Sea, 10km west of De Kooy, by Oberleutnant Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld of IV/NJG1, his 11th claim. The memorial in Hamble-le-Rice commemorates an eminent British aircraft engineer (possibly Sir Edwin Alliott Verdon-Roe, founder of Avro — verify) and his two sons, both killed in WWII, one of whom was aboard Z6576.
Community Connection
The memorial commemorates a prominent aircraft engineer and his two sons, both of whom died serving in WWII.
Remembrance
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Share remembrance informationAircraft & Operation Details
Aircraft Type
Whitley
Serial Number
Z6576
Aircraft Code
DY-?
Squadron
102 SqnStation
Topcliffe
Date of Loss
1941-07-26
Operation Type
Bombing — Hannover
Cause of Loss
Shot down by night fighter — Oblt Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld (IV/NJG1), his 11th claim
Crew
Crew — killed
Nearby Memorials
Sources
Chorley, W.R. — Bomber Command Losses Vol. 2 (book)
Chorley, W.R. — Bomber Command Losses Vol. 4 (book)
Boiten, T. — Nachtjagd Combat Archive: Early Years Part 2 (book)
Tony Hibberd (RAF Bomber Command Memorials Facebook group, admin post) (social-media)
Credits & Acknowledgements
Record compiled by
Tony Hibberd (Facebook post); compiled by Holly (LifeOS)
Last updated 2026-10-23
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