ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193191
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| Date: | Friday 29 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB |
| Owner/operator: | 208 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BG992 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | LG K.1, near Kirkuk -
 Iraq
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Flg Off Frank Terry Britten RAAF of 208 Sqn RAF was killed on 29 January 1943 when the engine of his Hurricane IIB BG992 cut after take-off from LG K.1, near Kirkuk, Iraq, and spun into ground. Originally buried in British Military Cemetery, Kirkuk, Grave 6. Plot B, he was later reinterred in Mosul War Cemetery, Iraq.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?8889-Hurricane-IIB-BG992
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkuk
http://www.maplandia.com/iraq/at-tamim/kirkuk/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2017 16:18 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
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