ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71919
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| Date: | Thursday 8 August 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 43 (China-British) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P3267 |
| MSN: | FT-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Ford Farm, near Whitwell, Isle of Wight -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex |
| RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex |
On 8th August 1940, the Germans perpetrated one of the most eventful initial attack of WWII, attacking Convoy CW9 codenamed “Peewit". Over thirty-three aircraft were downed around the Isle of Wight. However, only one actually crashed ON the island on this day. Hurricane P3267 from 43 Squadron, flown by Pilot Officer H.C. Upton, had to crash-land his aircraft near Whitwell at Ford Farm due to the engine seizing after shooting down a Junkers Ju-87 over The Channel
Hurricane P3627 was later dismantled, taken back to the factory at KIngston and repaired in works. On completion of the repair, it was flown to an MU store. In November 1940 it was taken on charge by 213 Squadron at Leconfield, and destroyed in later accident on 31-12-40
Sources:
1. Sources: Wight Air Wrecks - A T Gilliam (ISBN 0-7524-2376-2)
2. Batttle in the Skies - H J Leal (Isle of Wight County Press 1988)
2. https://www.islandeye.co.uk/history/air_crashes_of_wwii/allied-hurricane-p3267.html
3. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york40/p3267.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2010 04:37 | John Baker | Added |
| 04-Feb-2010 23:59 | John Baker | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2012 12:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 18-Jan-2012 10:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 12-May-2019 00:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2019 00:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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