ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227296
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| Date: | Sunday 26 May 1940 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 73 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P3274 |
| MSN: | TP-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Attigny, Ardennes -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Villeneuve-les-Vertus Aerodrome, 3.4 miles NE of Vertus, Marne |
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I P3274 (TP-H) 73 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) when lost (failed to return) from a combat air patrol on 26 May 1940. Pilot killed, aircraft believed shot down. According to the official Air Ministry file on the incident (File AIR 81/405): "Hurricane P3274 shot down at Attigny, France, 26 May 1940. Pilot Officer F Sydenham - report of death".
Crew of Hurricane P3274:
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Frank Sydenham, RAF (AAF) 77793, age 26, killed in action 26/05/1940, buried at Chuffilly-Roche Communal Cemetery, Chuffilly-Roche, Departement des Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
The reported crash location of Attigny is a French commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France, at approximate Coordinates: 49°28′42″N 4°34′42″E
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-P9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 19)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/405: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502076
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2689656/sydenham,-frank/
4. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=271
5. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/73_squadron.html#2605
6. https://www.ww2cemeteries.com/chuffilly-roche-communal-cemetery.html
7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26206206/frank-sydenham
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attigny,_Ardennes
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2019 21:17 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Jul-2019 10:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2022 05:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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