ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14921
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| Date: | Friday 31 May 1940 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 213 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P2763 |
| MSN: | AK-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Dunkerque, Pas de Calais, Hauts de France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent |
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I P2763 (AK-G) 213 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) when lost (failed to return) from a combat air patrol over Dunkirk. Pilot survived, and bailed out. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/706): "Hurricane P2763 lost in air operations over Dunkirk, France, 31 May 1940. Flying Officer K N G Robinson: missing, later reported safe".
Shot down in combat with Bf109s of III./JG26 and abandoned over Dunkirk at 14.40 hrs. Flying Officer Robinson baled out unhurt; returned by ship. May 31 1940 was not a good day for 213 Squadron, they lost five aircraft and two pilots:
Hurricane 1 P9342 AK-L Squadron Leader H D McGregor safe; Came down in sea and rescued by ship.
Hurricane 1 P2763 AK-G Flying Officer K N G Robinson safe; Baled out, landing on a beach and returned by sea.
Hurricane 1 P3424 AK-P Pilot Officer W M Sizer safe; Crash landed on fire near Dunkirk and returned by sea.
Hurricane 1 P3361 AK-D Flying Officer W N Gray; Shot down in combat buried at Den Haag, Westduein Cemetery, when body washed ashore on 17 August 1940.
Hurricane 1 P3419 AK-A Sgt T Boyd. Shot down, buried St Joris, Belgium aged 25.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-P9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 16
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/706: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502483
3. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=7558
4. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/213_squadron.html#3105
5. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/516716-sergeant-pilot-thomas-boyd-no-213-squadron-raf.19982/#post-241878
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 October 1940 | P3174 | 213 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 1 | Ashford, Kent, England |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Feb-2008 21:34 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Jan-2012 14:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-May-2013 13:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 11-Mar-2016 15:53 | Red Dragon | Updated [Registration] |
| 19-Oct-2018 09:01 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Location, Operator] |
| 01-Sep-2019 22:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2019 09:36 | stehlík49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Sep-2019 17:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2019 10:59 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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