ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229021
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| Date: | Friday 7 June 1940 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 43 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1931 |
| MSN: | FT-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Puisenval, Seine-Maritime, Normandy -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex |
| RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex |
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I L1931 (FT-C) 43 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) when lost (Failed To Return) from a combat air patrol over Normandy, France. Pilot killed. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/811): "Hurricane L1931 crashed at Puisenval, France, 7 June 1940. Flying Officer J D Edmonds: report of death"
Airborne from RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex at 11:00 hours for a combat air patrol over the area of St. Valery. In early June 1940, St. Valery was at the centre of important battles when Commonwealth troops, notably the 51st (Highland) Division, made their last stand fighting alongside the 2nd French Cavalry Division. The 51st (Highland) Division was practically wiped out, most of its members being taken prisoner.
In the skies above St. Valery, June 7 1940 was also one of the worst days ever in the history of 43 Squadron, RAF, as they lost seven aircraft, with two pilots killed and two wounded. Hurricane L1931 was shot down near Puisenval, Seine-Maritime, Normandy by a Bf 109 of Oblt Tiedmann of 2./JG 3, and the pilot was killed.
Crew of Hurricane L1931:
Flying Officer (Pilot) John Dudley Edmonds, RAF 39971, age 21, killed in action 07/06/1940, buried at St. Valery-en-Caux Franco-British Cemetery, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France
F/O Edmonds grave was initially unmarked, until a post war investigation in 1947 managed to idenfiy him. In 2004 an attempt was made to recover the wreckage of Hurricane L1931. However, very little wreckage, other than some parts of the propeller were found.
The reported crash location of Puisenval is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France, some 19 miles (31 km) southeast of Dieppe, at approximate Coordinates: 49°53′07″N 1°28′19″E.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/811: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502534
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2095672/edmonds,-john-dudley/
4. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3818
5. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/43_squadron.html#0706
6. http://www.cieldegloire.com/002_raf_edmonds_j_d.php
7. http://aircrewremembered.com/edmonds-john.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puisenval
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2019 22:28 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Sep-2019 22:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2019 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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