Rushup Edge Mk.I Memorial

Local remembrance and memorial support

Detailed crash investigation page for Hampden X3154 of No. 106 Squadron RAF, which crashed into the southern side of Rushup Edge on 21 December 1940 during a night navigation exercise from RAF Finningley. The aircraft was 50 miles off track at the time of impact.

Aircraft serial X3154No. 106 Squadron RAF (not just 'RAF Finningley')Crash date 21 December 1940 at 20:4550 miles off trackInquiry found pilot and navigator responsible

Crash site description with details of the crew: P/O Michael Hubbard (pilot, aged 20), Sgt Kenneth W.B. Perkins (navigator, aged 24), Sgt Derrick J. Davey (W/Op/Air Gunner, aged 18), and Sgt David W. Smith (Air Gunner, aged 19). Very little wreckage remains at the upland pasture site.

Crew ages: 18, 19, 20, and 24P/O Michael Hubbard was pilotVery little wreckage remainsSite on upland pasture near road

Casualty record for Pilot Officer Michael Hubbard, pilot of Hampden X3154. Provides service details and commemoration information for this 20-year-old officer killed in the crash.

P/O Michael Hubbard aged 20 at deathIndividual casualty record maintained

Aviation accident database entry for Hampden X3154 crash on 21 December 1940. Records the aircraft flying into the hillside during a night cross-country navigation exercise.

ASN wikibase reference 22455Night cross-country exercise