ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228840
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 June 1940 |
| Time: | 06:15 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | JX-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chateaudun, France |
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (serial not recorded) 1 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) 5 June 1940 when lost (Failed To Return) for Combat Air Patrol. Pilot killed. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/780): "Pilot Officer J A Shepherd: report of death; Hurricane crashed at Rouen, France, 5 June 1940"
Took off at 05:50 hours on 5 June 1940 from RAF Chateaudun, France for a combat air patrol. Sighted and engaged the enemy - a formation of Heinkel He 111s, escorted by Bf 110s - and was shot down in air to air combat over Rouen, either by a Bf 110 or return fire from the He 111s that they were attacking. Pilot killed in action.
Crew of Hurricane:
Pilot Officer (Pilot) John Adamson Shepherd, RAF 41621 (Canadian), killed in action 05/06/1940, buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Note that the serial number of the Hurricane being flown by P/O Shepherd was apparently not recorded.
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/780: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502451
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2095558/shepherd,-john-adamson/
3. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=4738
4. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/1_squadron.html#0506
5. Norman L.R. Franks, Fighter Command Losses, Vol 1, 1939-1941, Second edition, Midland, 2008 p 41
6. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/shepherd-john.html
7. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2095558
8. http://www.fallenheroesofnormandy.org/Servicemen/Detail/21338
9. https://canadianfallen.ca/68329/SHEPHERD .
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 March 1940 | L1974 | 1 Sqn RAF | 0 | Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle 54 | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2019 23:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Sep-2019 23:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2019 19:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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