ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247604
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| Date: | Sunday 2 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Funtington -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hurn |
| RAF Funtington |
On go around for another approach, aircraft suffered engine failure. Pilot crash landed in a field adjacent the station.
Pilot was J12686 F/O Donald Vicars Wright.
He suffered a broken nose and facial lacerations.
Sources:
440 Sqn wartime records from DND archives microfilms.
https://www.rcaf111fsquadron.com/pilots.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=12686&qand=&exc1=&exc2=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2021 20:29 | tachel | Added |
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