ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21929
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| Date: | Thursday 15 August 1940 |
| Time: | 14:10 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P3827 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Low Barmston Farm, near RAF Usworth, County Durham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Drem, East Lothian |
Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 P3827, 605 (County of Warwick) Squadorn, RAF; Damaged on combat operations 15th August 1940. The aircraft crash-landed after a dogfight with Messerschmitt Bf110s (of KG26, Luftwaffe) at Low Barmston Farm, one mile from RAF Usworth, County Durham. The pilot, C.W. Passy was unhurt but the aircraft was substantially damaged
Crew: 72028 Flying Officer Cyril W Passy RAFVR (pilot) OK
Despite some published accounts, Hurricane P3827 was repaired, and went on to service with 422 Flt, 1 AACU, 1608 Flt, and 1616 Flt before being SOC 18-12-44. Cyril Passey survived the war, and died in June 1971 at Plympton.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-P9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1979)
2. http://www.phoneman.org/96sqdn/96sdnpages21_25.htm
3. https://ne-diary.genuki.uk/Inc/ISeq_06.html
4. http://www.605squadron.co.uk/We%20Never%20Slept%20-%20The%20Story%20of%20605%20Squadron.pdf
5. http://www.raggyspelk.co.uk/washington_pages/selections7/residents_barmston.html
6. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Passy.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Aug-2008 23:37 | Anon. | Added |
| 17-Jan-2011 13:44 | ThW | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2012 14:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 06:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 25-May-2019 23:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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