ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22051
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| Date: | Thursday 10 October 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 43 (China-British) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L2143 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Usworth, near Sunderland, County Durham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Usworth, near Sunderland, County, Durham |
| RAF Usworth, near Sunderland, County Durham |
Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 L2143 (FT-D) of 43 Squadron, RAF: On the 10th October 1940 probably due to his inexperience on Hurricanes he was involved in an accident whilst flying number L2143. Landing in a high wind at RAF Usworth, near Sunderland, County Durham, Pilot Sgt Josef Pipa bounced back to a height of 20 feet, stalled and landed on one wheel, collapsing the undercarriage. This was only his sixth Hurricane landing!
Crew: Sgt Josef PÍPA (Czech pilot) RAFVR - OK
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1979)
2. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/as-pipa.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2008 11:58 | Anon. | Added |
| 06-Jan-2012 08:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 10:13 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 26-May-2013 19:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2019 01:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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