Accident Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC HL858,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52665
 
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Date:Wednesday 29 July 1942
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic HURI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC
Owner/operator:3 Sqn RAF
Registration: HL858
MSN: QO-Y
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:North Sea, off Dutch coast -
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Manston
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Harricane HL858 (Night Flight Detachment).
The aircraft is missing in action, with its pilot:

NZ/402444 Sgt Peter Masters Gawith DFM RNZAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 117.

Sources:

http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1942%20sec_tcm5-7283.pdf
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
CWGC
www.rafcommands.com › Forum › General Category

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
04-Jan-2012 13:30 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Phase]
22-Feb-2018 21:42 Red Dragon Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Oct-2018 07:06 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]
12-May-2020 11:44 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
21-Jun-2022 00:18 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Damage]

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