ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15414
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| Date: | Saturday 14 September 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 73 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L2118 |
| MSN: | TP-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Clapper Lane, Staplehurst, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Biggin Hill, Kent |
Hawker Hurricane Mk I L2118 ("TP-L") of 73 Squadron, RAF Biggin Hill, flown by Sergeant John James Griffin (Service Number 742304) was involved in combat over Maidstone before the pilot baled out, suffering wounds. He was admitted to the West Kent Hospital with a dislocated shoulder and minor wounds to the legs. His Hurricane crashed at Clapper Lane, Staplehurst.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force ircraft L1000-L9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1979)
2. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Griffin.htm
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/3260: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16472550
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 May 1940 | P2830 | 73 Sqn RAF | 0 | South west of Amiens, Somme Department, Hauts de France |  |
w/o |
| 5 September 1940 | P3224 | 73 Sqn RAF | 1 | White House Farm, North Fambridge, Essex | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2008 15:29 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Jan-2012 07:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase] |
| 18-Jan-2012 06:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Country] |
| 20-May-2014 02:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 19:01 | rodinbangor | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2019 14:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2019 13:21 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Aug-2021 07:52 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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