ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239081
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 November 1940 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 (Canadian) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P2617 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Saltcoats Town, Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | RAF Castletown, Caithness, Scotland, UK. |
| RAF Castletown, Caithness, Scotland, UK. |
The aircraft while on patrol from RAF Castletown, Caithness, Scotland, suffered oil pressure failure, the pilot, Flying Officer Watson successfully carried a belly landing in a field near Saltcoats town, Ayrshire Scotland. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.
Sources:
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/72-A-1404-Hurricane-1-P2617.pdf
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/hurriregistry/hurricane-p2617.html
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=66288
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 August 1939 | L1582 | 73 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Digby, Lincolnshire, England | |
w/o |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
| 12 July 1940 | N2703 | 145 Sqn RAF | 0 | north west of Ringwood, Hampshire, England, | |
w/o |
| 20 July 1940 | N2670 | 32 Sqn RAF | 1 | North Foreland, off Ramsgate, Kent, England | |
w/o |
| 1 August 1940 | P3155 | 145 Sqn RAF | 1 | English Channel, 10 miles south of Hastings, East Sussex, | |
w/o |
| 8 August 1940 | P3545 | 145 Sqn RAF | 1 | English Channel south of St.Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight | |
w/o |
| 20 August 1940 | P2976 | 242 (All Canadian) Sqn RAF | 1 | the North Sea, off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 27 August 1940 | N2336 | 213 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 1 | English Channel off Sidmouth , Devon, England | |
w/o |
| 30 August 1940 | P3179 | 43 Sqn RAF | 1 | Woodhouse Road, Hove, East Sussex, England | |
w/o |
| 8 September 1940 | P3201 | 46 (Uganda) Sqn RAF | 1 | Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, England | |
w/o |
| 5 August 1941 | P2617 | 9 FTS RAF | 0 | RAF Babdown Farm, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, | |
sub |
| 24 September 1941 | P2617 | 9 FTS RAF | 0 | 1 mile south of Ruddington, Nottinghamshire. | |
sub |
| 1 January 1970 | - | Soviet Air Force | Russia |  |
w/o | |
Images:
RAF Upper Heyford (EGUA), Oxfordshire, UK - 19th June 1971
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London - 18th September 2010
RAF Upper Heyford (EGUA), Oxfordshire, UK - 19th June 1971
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2020 17:15 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 04-Aug-2020 19:35 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2020 17:45 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 06-Aug-2020 19:24 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 20-Nov-2021 18:23 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
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