ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227436
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| Date: | Monday 9 September 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 310 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R4084 |
| MSN: | NN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Purley Way, Wallington, near RAF Croydon, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
Hurricane R4084 On this day he collided with an Hurricane V7412 and baled out, spraining his ankle, landing in a wood at Caterham. His Hurricane, R4084, crashed off Purley Way, Wallington. 9.9.1940
The first person to approach Sinclair as he lay on the ground was an old school friend serving with the Irish Guards, who had seen the parachute descend. He took Sinclair to the Guards officers mess at Caterham, but as he was wearing his flying overalls over a pair of pyjamas he was not allowed to dine because he was improperly dressed.
Crew:
F/Lt (39644) Gordon Leonard SINCLAIR DFC (pilot) RAF - baled out OK
Sources:
Na nebi hrdého Albionu - j. Rajlich
ORB 310 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 August 1940 | P3960 | 310 Sqn RAF | 0 | Rumbolds Farm, Goldsands, near Southminster, Essex, England | |
w/o |
| 31 August 1940 | P3268 | 310 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England. | |
min |
| 31 August 1940 | P3888 | 310 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England. | |
min |
| 7 September 1940 | V7437 | 310 Sqn RAF | 0 | Capel Fleet, Hart Marshes, Isle of Sheppey, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2019 14:34 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 20-Jul-2021 17:13 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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