ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151355
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 November 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BE576 |
| MSN: | 1347 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Coombe Wood, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, Sussex |
| RAF Tangmere |
In November 1941 No. 1 Squadron was engaged in night fighter duties, so this accident probably occurred during a night patrol.
BE576 crashed into high ground near Coombe Wood and was wrecked.
Cat. E and Struck off Charge.
Sgt Earl Herbert Ruppel RCAF, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Earl Ruppel is buried in Chichester Cemetery.
Sources:
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/1_wwII.html
RAF Casualties-1941
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2012 02:51 | angels one five | Added |
| 22-Mar-2013 21:11 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2013 21:57 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2013 17:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 05-Sep-2013 09:33 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 25-Sep-2013 00:07 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-May-2015 09:50 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 03-May-2023 10:57 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Departure airport]] |
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