ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246581
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| Date: | Saturday 20 July 1940 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 32 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N2670 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Foreland, off Ramsgate, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Biggin Hill, (EGKB) Greater London |
| RAF Biggin Hill, Greater London |
32 Sqn. Royal Air Force, Hawker Hurricane N2670, from RAF Biggin Hill, was shot down off Ramsgate, Kent, during combat with a JG 51, Messerschmitt Bf 109 flown by by Oberleutnant. Josef Priller. The pilot Sub-Lieutenant, Geoffrey Gordon Robson Bulmer, FAA Royal Navy (attached to the RAF), baled out and was drowned at sea.
Sources:
1. Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Flying Personnel 1939 - 1947 (aircrewremembered.com)
2. Fall of France, July 1940 (naval-history.net)
3. Battle of Britain London Monument - Sub/Lt.(FAA) G G R Bulmer (bbm.org.uk)
4. Royal Navy Casualties, killed and died, July 1940 (naval-history.net)
5. Josef Priller - Wikipedia JG 51 Bf 109.
6. National Archives Kew 32 Sqdn ORB AIR27/360/22 page 14
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 August 1939 | L1582 | 73 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Digby, Lincolnshire, England | |
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| 12 July 1940 | N2703 | 145 Sqn RAF | 0 | north west of Ringwood, Hampshire, England, | |
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| 1 August 1940 | P3155 | 145 Sqn RAF | 1 | English Channel, 10 miles south of Hastings, East Sussex, | |
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| 8 August 1940 | P3545 | 145 Sqn RAF | 1 | English Channel south of St.Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight | |
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| 20 August 1940 | P2976 | 242 (All Canadian) Sqn RAF | 1 | the North Sea, off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, England | |
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| 27 August 1940 | N2336 | 213 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 1 | English Channel off Sidmouth , Devon, England | |
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| 30 August 1940 | P3179 | 43 Sqn RAF | 1 | Woodhouse Road, Hove, East Sussex, England | |
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| 8 September 1940 | P3201 | 46 (Uganda) Sqn RAF | 1 | Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, England | |
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| 20 November 1940 | P2617 | 1 (Canadian) Sqn RAF | 0 | near Saltcoats Town, Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
sub |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
| 5 August 1941 | P2617 | 9 FTS RAF | 0 | RAF Babdown Farm, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, | |
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| 24 September 1941 | P2617 | 9 FTS RAF | 0 | 1 mile south of Ruddington, Nottinghamshire. | |
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| 1 January 1970 | - | Soviet Air Force | Russia |  |
w/o | |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2021 18:26 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 11-Jan-2021 20:40 | Castle | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Operator] |
| 18-Dec-2023 14:41 | Redwine163 | Updated [Time, Source] |
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