ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90087
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 October 1940 |
| Time: | 16:50 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 46 (Uganda) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R4074 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Newchurch Church, Dungeness, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Staplefird Tawney, Essex |
Hurricane Mk.1 R4074, 46 Squadron, RAF: Lost on combat operations 22nd October 1940, pilot - Sgt J P Morrison Service Number 754728 - killed
After converting to Hurricanes Morrison was posted to 17 Squadron on 31st August. He moved to 46 Squadron at Stapleford Tawney on 17th September 1940
He was shot down and killed in combat with enemy fighters over Dungeness on 22nd October. His Hurricane, R4074, crashed near Newchurch church.
Morrison was 25. He is buried in St Andrew's and Jesmond Cemetery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980)
2. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/MorrisonJP.htm
3. https://forum.keypublishing.com/forum/historic-aviation/11671-battle-of-britain-hurricane
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2810243/morrison,-joseph-pearson/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2011 16:19 | angels one five | Added |
| 13-Feb-2011 16:26 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2012 08:38 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2012 23:02 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2012 00:35 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2019 01:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2019 04:25 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2019 19:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
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