ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225093
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| Date: | Sunday 29 December 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | W9123 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | One mile SSW of Maesteg, Llynfi Valley, Bridgend -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shawbury |
| RAF St Eval |
Hurricane W9123 was assigned to No.1 Ferry Pilots Pool, Air Transport Auxiliary. It was Struck off Charge ( written off the books ) after it hit a hilltop during a forced landing one mile south-southwest of Maesteg in poor visibility on 29th December 1940. The aircraft was a total wreck but the pilot, Sgt. Franciszek Stanislaw Porada (Polish Air Force P/782940), survived.
Sources:
1. Source: Halley, J J, 1983, Royal Air Force Aircraft V1000-V9999, W1000-W9999, page 88.
2. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
3. http://ciapoldiescorner.blogspot.com/2009/12/
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?2252-Unaccounted-airmen-29-12-1940
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2019 21:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-May-2019 04:32 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Aug-2019 00:39 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2020 19:18 | Chrisj | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 19-Apr-2021 21:18 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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