ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15977
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 September 1940 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 310 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P8811 |
| MSN: | NN-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rookes Farm, west of Chelmsford, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
Hurricane P8811/F: Written off (destroyed) on combat operations on 03/09/1940.
Pilot bailed out and survived, albeit with burns to his face. According to one published source:
"Abandoned after being shot up by an Bf 110 on 03/09/40. Sgt Josef Kopriva baled out. The aircraft reputedly crashed at Rookes Farm west of Chelmsford, Essex"
Crew:
Sgt (787582) Josef KOPŘIVA (Cs.pilot) RAFVR - Injured.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-P9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1979)
2. https://fcafa.com/2012/06/02/hurricane-aircraft-of-310-sqn-and-312-sqn/
3. https://www.vlkanec.cz/zajimavosti (Czech text)
4. http://www.cieldegloire.com/002t_kopriva_j.php
5. http://aces.safarikovi.org/biography/cz/cz/kopriva.html
6. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Kopriva.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2008 06:52 | Nepa | Added |
| 28-Dec-2011 14:08 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2019 22:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2019 13:34 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Jun-2022 18:26 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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