ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247034
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | 07:40 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 59 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | W9145 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Just offshore from Hedderwick, East Lothian -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Crosby-on-Eden |
Suffered mid air collision with formation lead (another Hurricane) while peeling off from echelon formation where he was #2. Pilot abandonned aircraft and landed in water where he discarded his parachute, climbed into his dingy and was rescued by a civilian fishing boat. Pilot suffered injuries in the form of a broken left Ulna and 2nd degree burns to face hands and wrists.
Pilot was R148645 Sgt Carl Joseph McConvey (RCAF) who received 7 days medical leave.
Sources:
RCAF personnel records (Ancestry.ca)
440 SQN RCAF records (DND Canada)
https://www.thetyphoonproject.org/440/Carl%20Joseph-McConvey.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=McConvey
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2021 19:19 | tachel | Added |
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