ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225019
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| Date: | Sunday 27 April 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 79 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P3264 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Carmarthen Bay, off Burry Holms -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pembrey, Carmarthenshire |
Hurricane P3264 was lost at sea in Carmarthen Bay, off Burry Holms, on 27th April 1941 whilst on convoy patrol. Pilot, Pilot Officer William Richard Aelwyn Walters (Service Number 61501, aged 29) successfully ditched the aircraft due to engine failure, and took to his dinghy, but died from exposure (hypothermia) later the same day.
Sources:
1. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2965467/walters,-william-richard-aelwyn/
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/6101: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16755399
4. http://www.militarian.com/threads/pilot-officer-william-richard-aelwyn-walters.5627/
5. https://www.wwwmp.co.uk/carmarthenshire-memorials/raf-pembrey/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2019 00:50 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-May-2019 12:17 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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