ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225021
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 February 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Merchant Ship Fighter Unit RAF |
| Registration: | Z4569 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea, 12 miles south east of Worms Head, Rhossili Bay, Gower Peninsula -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Merchant Vessel, 12 miles SE of Worms Head |
Hurricane Z4569 was a rocket-launched aircraft, designed to be dispatched from a specially modified merchant vessel. (This type was nick named the "Hurricat"). On 10th Feb 1942 Pilot Officer Jackson Sheppard was launched from a vessel, 12 miles SE of Worms Head, Rhossili Bay at the western tip of the Gower Peninsula, but as he circled the vessel, his controls jammed and the port wing struck the sea tearing off. Sheppard was saved unhurt from the crashed Hurricane.
Crew:
P/O (J/6289) Jackson Eddie (Adis) SHEPPARD (Pilot) RCAF - Survived.
Sources:
1. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
2. http://www.cieldegloire.com/003_sheppard_j_e.php
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z4569
4. Merchant Ship Fighter Unit
5. https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=j6289&searchfield=servicenumber&type=all
6. https://aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=6289&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
7. https://acesofww2.com/can/aces/sheppard_JE.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2019 01:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-May-2019 07:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Feb-2020 11:26 | Xindel XL | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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