ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305336
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 November 1942 |
| Time: | 07:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC |
| Owner/operator: | 238 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HL980 |
| MSN: | VK-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, near El Daba -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | El Adem |
12 Hurricanes, 6 from 238 Sqn RAF and 6 from 1 Sqn SAAF took off at 06:15 on a straffing mission to Galal. This aircraft was damaged by automatic small arms fire over the target, the pilot flew towards his lines and bailed out safely over water, he paddled to shore, evaded capture and made it back to his unit.
Pilot: J/5489 Flying Officer Wellington Bart Hay (RCAF)
Sources:
238 Sqn wartime records from The National Archives UK
https://aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=5489&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=J5489&searchfield=servicenumber&type=all
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