ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90086
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| Date: | Friday 18 October 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 302 (Poznanski) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P3930 |
| MSN: | WX-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Northolt, Middlesex |
Hurricane P3930 crashed at Kempton Park race course in bad weather returning from a patrol. It is thought that he may have struck a barrage balloon or its cable.
Crew:
F/O (P.0250) Jan Borowski (Pol.pilot) PAF : killed
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_RAF_aircrew_in_the_Battle_of_Britain_(A%E2%80%93C)
http://bbm.org.uk/Borowski.htm
http://aircrewremembered.com/borowski-jan.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 1940 | P3217 | 302 (Poznanski) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England | |
sub |
Images:
Research map - based on eye witness.
At the memorial unveiling - photograph supplied by Aircrew Remembered.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2011 16:05 | angels one five | Added |
| 06-Jan-2012 08:32 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2012 22:53 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2013 18:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2013 13:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-May-2013 07:06 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 30-May-2013 17:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 07-May-2015 14:31 | pietrzak | Updated [Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 18-Feb-2016 20:55 | pietrzak | Updated [Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 20-Jun-2023 08:21 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative, Photo, ]] |
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