Incident Hawker Hurricane Mk I R2683,
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Date:Thursday 7 November 1940
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic HURI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hurricane Mk I
Owner/operator:145 Sqn RAF
Registration: R2683
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Ashley Down, Isle of Wight -   United Kingdom
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I R2683 of 145 Squadron, RAF written off (damaged beyond repair) 7.11.40 when crashed at Ashley Down, Isle of Wight. Pilot survived OK

Sources:

1. Battle in The Skies over the Isle of Wight
H J T Leal
Isle of Wight County Press. 1988
2. http://wight.hampshireairfields.co.uk/iowc.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Jan-2010 04:36 John Baker Added
01-Jul-2011 11:36 rvargast17 Updated [Source]
04-Jan-2012 15:04 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source]
11-Feb-2018 02:47 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
15-Nov-2021 19:37 Anon. Updated [Registration, Narrative]

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