ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305337
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| Date: | Monday 31 August 1942 |
| Time: | 11:55 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC |
| Owner/operator: | 238 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BP359 |
| MSN: | VK-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 10 miles south west of El Emayid -
 Egypt
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LG 092 |
11 x 238 Sqn Hurricanes took off at 11:00. This aircraft was damaged by flak and the pilot made a successful wheels up landing albeit in a "friendly" mine field. Pilot was uninjured. "No mine exploded, rather to the disgust of the Army" (direct quote from 238 Sqn records).
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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