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Squadron has won a most enviable active service reputation and this reputation is basically due to the brilliant leadership, exceptional courage and never flagging determination of its Commanding Officer. Wing Commander Hampshire has completed 786 operational hours under flying conditions which
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Commander Hampshire led a formation which was detailed to bomb and strafe Lae strip at first light. Whilst leading the formation into line for the run over the target, intense anti-aircraft fire was encountered which struck his aircraft and wounded him in the leg. Despite the
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strip. Again extremely bad weather was encountered and it was only by the sheer grit and determination of Wing
Commander Hampshire that the formation was led to the target. Eight passes over the target area had to be made before the target was actually identified and the formation was subjected to
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s achieving near misses. As stores and troops were primary targets, Wing
Commander Hampshire directed his attention to these until both bombs and ammunition were exhausted. The accuracy of both bombing and strafing wrought havoc amidst the landing operations and as a result of his location of the
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Officer has shot down three enemy aircraft at night, two of them in one sortie. In the latter of his two fights his aircraft was damaged by flying portions of disintegrating enemy aircraft. Nevertheless, he flew safely to base although his aircraft was almost
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Commander Hampshire has commanded No. 22 (Intruder) Squadron since 7 December 1942, during the greater part of this Squadron's outstanding operations against the enemy in Papua. He has performed several deeds of heroism which have marked him as a Pilot and a leader of outstanding merit.
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and suffered severe blood loss, but carried out the attack and piloted his Boston back to base. Before the wound had fully healed, Hampshire resumed combat operations. As a result of his conduct since joining 22 Sqn, he was awarded the DSO, on 27 April 1943 (see the
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wound and consequent loss of blood, he drove home the attack with great determination and led his formation back to base. He was later removed to hospital where an operation was performed to remove shrapnel from his leg.
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British Aviation Insurance Group in Australia and Asia, as well as fields such as farming, oil exploration, aircraft sales and importing.
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Robert Belz (radio operator). Brautigam, Chalon and Maleztki were taken prisoner and Belz was killed – his remains were found at Isle Brewers on 13 April 1944. (
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to bomb a factory on the banks of the River Severn on the western outskirts of Bristol." (John Penny, 1995,
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intruder offensive against targets in southern England, 456 Sqn relocated to
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disembarking troops and equipment approximately 20 miles North-East of
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devotion to duty have set an example of the highest order.
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Hampshire is notable for three achievements in particular:
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The Kracker Luftwaffe Archive: Axis Powers Pilots and Crew
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Group Captain Keith Hampshire DSO, DFC, MA (Cantab)
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1000:, "Family Notices", 19 September 1914, p12.
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1242:Wnr. 142570
1147:9./III/KG 6
1143:Wnr. 144551
1141:Ju 88A-4, (
1049:Jack Hively
751:glide bombs
571:opposite).
535:award of a
529:Bill Newton
522:Hank Nelson
495:War service
370:, and then
362:squadrons:
58:, Australia
1328:Categories
1204:Wnr.144551
988:, pp.31–32
809:Later life
702:Durrington
606:Article XV
533:posthumous
518:New Guinea
404:Destroyers
297:Early life
260:missions.
80:Allegiance
49:1914-09-14
1170:Gefreiter
1101:Feldwebel
1081:Hauptmann
835:Footnotes
730:Luftwaffe
680:Walberton
650:Luftwaffe
612:unit, at
508:, flying
334:Cottesloe
210:(brother)
204:Relations
134:(1941–42)
129:(1942–43)
103:1937–1946
83:Australia
1200:3./KG 54
1126:Archived
971:, 1998,
919:Archived
892:, 2007,
737:Le Havre
689:3./KG 54
655:RAF Ford
626:officers
592:(1945).
569:Citation
564:shrapnel
545:Salamaua
541:Japanese
475:Citation
450:Citation
436:Salamaua
384:Citation
280:European
250:intruder
118:Commands
88:Service/
1271:Schlemm
1076:6./KG 6
1063:YouTube
722:sorties
710:Channel
694:Swanage
633:aircrew
622:AI Mk X
512:Mk III
345:signals
324:A keen
276:Pacific
240:of the
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684:9/KG 6
670:Ju 88s
646:German
596:Europe
326:surfer
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124:(1944)
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1096:Uffz.
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718:D-Day
678:over
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608:RAAF
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