ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176693
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| Date: | Monday 9 December 1940 |
| Time: | 01:10 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | VY-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Gravesend, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gravesend, Kent |
| RAF Gravesend |
Pilot Sgt CALDERWOOD T/o 00:20 hrs to night oper. patrol and carried out patrol until 01:10 hrs . He overshot on landing and his machine hitting some barber wire turned over on its back
SLdr Peter Townsend was quickly on the scene and extricated the pilot who was uninjured. 9.12.1940
Crew:
Sgt (754372) Thomas Morrow CALDERWOOD (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
http://www.cbfs.talktalk.net/lastofthefew.html
85 Sqdn ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2015 07:16 | Nepa | Added |
| 08-Jun-2015 14:37 | INV | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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