ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235041
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| Date: | xx Oct 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane IIC |
| Owner/operator: | 2 IAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | BD731 |
| MSN: | 41H/193276 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Karelia Region swamp, Russia/Finish border -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
The aircraft was issued to the Soviet Air Force in March 1942, serving with the 2nd Fighter Regiment on the Russian Front. It was shot down in October 1942 crashing in a swamp in the Karelia Region on the Russia/Finland border. Brothers Daniel and Kevin Hunt organised for the wreckage to be dug out of the swamp and shipping to the UK in 2003. The aircraft displays numerous battle damage and repair patches.
The engine, center section, wings and tail wreckage of the aircraft is on display at the 'Wings WWII Remembrance Museum, Balcombe Village, West Sussex, England.
Sources:
Wings WWII Remembrance Museum.
www.Goodall.com.au - Aviation History
Hawker Hurricane Survivors - Gordon Riley Books.
Images:
'Wings WWII Remembrance Museum, Balcombe Village, West Sussex, England. - 8th June 2013
'Wings WWII Remembrance Museum, Balcombe Village, West Sussex, England. - 8th June 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2020 19:01 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 17-Apr-2020 16:32 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 19-Aug-2021 16:29 | JF | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Narrative] |
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