ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 259409
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 August 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk IIb |
| Owner/operator: | 402 (City of Winnipeg) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | Z5001 |
| MSN: | AE- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel 5 miles from Dover -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Northolt |
Circus 86 - Fighter escort to Blenheim bombers. T/O 07h40 - Ldg 09h00.
Mid air collision with Spitfire Vb W3723 of 222 Sqn (RAF). Both pilots bailed out.
222 Sqn Spitfire pilot, RAF F/L J.C. Martin, managed to climb in his dinghy and was rescued.
402 Sqn Hurricane pilot, RCAF F/L Thomas Burgess Little, was seen going under struggling with his parachute and drowned.
Sources:
http://aircrewremembered.com/little-thomas-burgess.html
402 Sqn RCAF records from DND Archives Canada
Personnel records of F/L Little from DND Archives Canada
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2021 16:17 | tachel | Added |
| 08-May-2021 16:23 | tachel | Updated [Narrative] |
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