Accident Hawker Hurricane Mk I L2083,
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Date:Tuesday 8 October 1940
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HURI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hurricane Mk I
Owner/operator:6 OTU RAF
Registration: L2083
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:RAF Sutton Bridge
Narrative:
Hurricane L2083 Aircraft caught fire in mid-air and crashed. 08/10/1940
Pilot:
P/O (86365) Desmond Crighton BROWN, RAFVR - killed.
Desmond Brown is buried at Southend-on-Sea ( Sutton Road ) Cemetery.
R.I.P.

Sources:

http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=L2083
AIR81/3697 /C16687795
www.bcar.org.uk
RAFWeb.org

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Feb-2020 14:16 rodinbangor Added
28-Aug-2021 08:29 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
28-Aug-2021 11:35 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
28-Aug-2021 16:33 angels one five Updated [Narrative]

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