ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229050
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| Date: | Saturday 8 June 1940 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 32 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N2406 |
| MSN: | GZ-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Houville-en-Vexin, 5 km NW of Andelys, Eure Departement, Normandy -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent |
| RAF Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent |
Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 N2406 (GZ-K) 32 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) when lost (Failed To Return) from a combat air patrol. Pilot killed. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/818): "Hurricane N2406 crashed at Houville-en-Vexin, France, 8 June 1940. Pilot Officer K Kirkcaldie: report of death"
Airborne from RAF Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent at 08:20 hours for a combat air patrol over Le-Treport-Aumale sector. Shot down in combat with Bf109s of III./JG 26 during attack on He111s of I./KG1 south-east of Rouen and crashed near Houville-en-Vexin, 5 km NW of Andelys at 9.30 a.m. Pilot killed
Crew of Hurricane N2406:
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Kenneth Kirkcaldie, RAFVR 72526 (New Zealander), age 28, killed in action 08/06/1940, buried at Houville-en-Vexin Churchyard, Eure, France
The reported crash location of Houville-en-Vexin is a commune in the Eure department in northern France, Eure Departement, Normandy, at approximate Coordinates: 49°17′49″N 1°21′22″E
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/818: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502541
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2320810/kirkcaldie,-kenneth/
4. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=766
5. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/32_squadron.html#0806
6. http://aircrewremembered.com/kirkcaldie-kenneth.html
7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67205312/kenneth-kirkcaldie
8. https://www.ww2cemeteries.com/houville-en-vexin-churchyard.html
9. http://www.inmemories.com/Cemeteries/houvilleenvexin.htm
10. https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/kenneth-kirkcaldie
11. https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C28219
12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houville-en-Vexin
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2019 19:51 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Sep-2019 20:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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