ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225871
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| Date: | Friday 16 February 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 79 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1699 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thames Estuary, off Reculver, 3 miles east of Herne Bay, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
Hawker Hurricane L1699 of 79 Squadron: piloted by F/O James Joseph Tarlington (40763) Australian RAF, crashed into the Thames Estuary off Reculver, Kent, after a convoy patrol over the North Sea. The pilot was never found. Either an engine or oxygen failure was suspected.
The official Air Ministry report into the incident states "Pilot Officer J J Tarlington: missing presumed dead; Hurricane L1699 last seen crashing into the sea off Herne Bay, Kent, 16 February 1940"
Reculver is a village and coastal resort about 3 miles (5 km) east of Herne Bay in Kent, south-east England at approximate co ordinates 51.3786°N 1.1979°E.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 12)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/89: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14141911
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1808443/tarlinton,-james-joseph/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reculver
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2019 01:27 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Jun-2019 10:37 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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