ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244836
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| Date: | Saturday 31 August 1940 |
| Time: | 08:50 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 257 (Burma) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P3175 |
| MSN: | GO/89296 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stone Point, Walton-on-the-Maze, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Martlesham Heath, Woodbridge, Suffolk |
| RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
Hurricane P3175: The aircraft was shot down during combat with Me110’s at 16000 feet over Clacton on Sea, Essex, UK. Pilot P/O Gerard H. Maffett bailed out at low level but was killed when his parachute failed to open.
The wreckage was excavated in 1973, displayed and stored before arriving at the Royal Air Force Museum 1977/8.
Sources:
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/79-A-1722-HAW-HURR-P3175-wreck.pdf
http://aircrewremembered.com/maffett-gerald.html
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hurricane/108639-4154329.html
http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Maffett.htm
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=P3175
Images:
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2020 18:40 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 12-Nov-2020 21:58 | Sycak | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2020 16:57 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 09-Nov-2021 18:12 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 21-Jul-2022 12:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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