ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225518
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| Date: | Friday 30 August 1940 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R4216 |
| MSN: | DZ-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Jacks Hatch near Epping Green, Epping, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
Hurricane R4213 (DZ-Y) of 151 Squadron crashed at a spot called "Jacks Hatch" near Epping Green, Epping, Essex (at approximate co ordinates 51.7393°N 0.0750684°E). The pilot was killed, and the remains of the pilot, Sgt Feliks GMUR (Polish AF, P/780678), were laid to rest in Epping Cemetery.
The aircraft he had died in was very short lived. Built by the Gloster Aircraft Co it was delivered to the RAF at 20 MU Aston Down on August 2, 1940 and passed onto 151 Sqn on August 21st. Nine days later it was destroyed in combat, when it was shot down by Bf 110s over the Thames Estuary at 16:00 hrs.
Pilot:
Sgt (P/780768) Feliks GMUR (Polish pilot) PAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain. 1980 p 26)
2. http://www.nwamuseum.co.uk/WESTESSEXcrashesMishaps3WW2.pdf
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/2894: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16472232
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/7503478/gmur,-feliks/
5. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/as-gmur.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacks_Hatch
7. http://nwamuseum.co.uk/IncidentsWestEssexto2000-1.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 June 1940 | P3315 | 151 Sqn RAF | 0 | near Forges-les-Eaux, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, Hauts de France |  |
w/o |
| 28 August 1940 | P3320 | 151 Sqn RAF | 0 | Eastchurch, Kent, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2019 17:41 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Sep-2020 08:37 | soucek56 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Aug-2021 07:11 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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