ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228410
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| Date: | Monday 27 May 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P3355 |
| MSN: | US-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Dunkerque, Pas de Calais -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Weald, Essex |
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I P3355 (US-T) 56 (Punjab) Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) when lost (failed to return) from a combat air patrol over Dunkerque, Pas de Calais 27 May 1940. Pilot bailed out, injured, but managed to return to his unit.
According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/614): "Hurricane P3355 failed to return from an operational flight over Dunkirk, France, 27 May 1940. Pilot Officer R R P Fisher: missing, later reported safe"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-P9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 19)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/614: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502306
3. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=7341
4. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/56_squadron.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 May 1940 | N2659 | 56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF | 0 | Dunkerque Beach, Dunkerque, Pas de Calais | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2019 23:20 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Aug-2019 08:57 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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