ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21919
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| Date: | Saturday 14 September 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 43 (China-British) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P2682 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Usworth, near Sunderland, County Durham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Usworth, near Sunderland, County, Durham |
| RAF Usworth, near Sunderland, County, Durham |
The aircraft got caught in the leader's slipstream and the pilot was unable to correct due to wounds received 26.08.40 (arm injury); aircraft landed heavily at Usworth, and was substantially damaged. The arm injuries referred to were inflicted during combat over Portsmouth, when the Squadron was based at Tangmere. PO Gray was hit in the right arm and had to bale out. P2682 was the first aircraft completed with 3 blade Rotol propeller.
Crew:
Pilot Officer (81370) Clifford K. GRAY (pilot) RAFVR - OK
Hurricane P2682 was repaired and reissued to 8 FTS. It was later rebuilt as Hurricane Mk.II DG641
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-P9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1979)
2. https://ne-diary.genuki.uk/Inc/ISeq_09.html
3. http://www.k5083.mistral.co.uk/APS.HTM
4. http://www.neam.co.uk/usworth.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Aug-2008 23:36 | Anon. | Added |
| 06-Jan-2012 07:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 10:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 27-Mar-2015 08:36 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2015 09:14 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2019 00:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2019 01:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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