ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22041
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| Date: | Sunday 3 November 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 32 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R4216 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Wooperton, 5 miles south of Wooler, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 R4216 of 32 Squadron, RAF: The aircraft crash-landed on November 3 1940 after an engine failure, and came down near Wooperton, 5 miles south of Wooler, Northumberland
Pilot Officer Kazimierz Waskiewicz (Polish AF)(pilot) OK
Hurricane R4216 was repaired and returned to service; it later served with 317 Squadron, 69 OTU, 56 OTU and 2 TEU (Tactical Exercise Unit) before being written off when it crashed in a forced landing at Dunbog, Fife on March 27 1944.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain. 1980 p 26)
2. https://ne-diary.genuki.uk/Inc/ISeq_10.html
3. https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/wooperton-northumberland/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2008 11:55 | Anon. | Added |
| 06-Jan-2012 08:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2019 17:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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