ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267224
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 September 1940 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 504 (County of Nottingham) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V7529 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shepherds Hill, Selling, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hendon, Middlesex |
| RAF Hendon |
Hurricane V7529 was flying over Faversham in Kent when it became the subject of a dummy attack by other RAF fighters. The pilot took evasive action and in the process lost control of the plane. He baled out but was struck by his aircraft and killed, or was incapacitated, falling to the ground with his parachute unopened.
Sgt (745320) Denis Arnold HELCKE, RAFVR, killed on operational service.
R.I.P.
Denis Helcke is buried at Herne Bay Cemetery.
Sources:
The Battle of Britain Then and Now, pub. by Battle of Britain International Ltd, 2006.
http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Helcke.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2021 21:23 | angels one five | Added |
| 29-Aug-2021 21:58 | angels one five | Updated [Nature, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2021 02:55 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2021 08:53 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Aug-2021 09:07 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2021 03:29 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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