ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248489
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 November 1943 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC |
| Owner/operator: | 67 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LB552 |
| MSN: | RD- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off Hatia Island -
 Bangladesh
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chittagong |
Flew into sea during Air-Sea Rescue search for a missing 146 Sqn aircraft off Hatia Island. Although the aircraft dissappeared almost immediately the pilot was seen on the surface of the water and appeared to be swimming towards the shore. He was picked up by a native sampan and later bought back to base by an air sea rescue launch suffering from slight injuries.
Pilot was 416455 F/Sgt George Percival Carr RNZAF
Sources:
67 Squadron records and logs from UK Archives
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=LB552
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=416455&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2021 13:58 | tachel | Added |
| 04-Mar-2021 14:13 | tachel | Updated [Date] |
| 04-Mar-2021 14:56 | tachel | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-Mar-2021 16:47 | tachel | Updated [Source] |
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