ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278210
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 August 1942 |
| Time: | c. 00:50 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z5257 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Sea off Hythe, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shoreham, Sussex, England |
| RAF Shoreham |
This Hawker Hurricane took off early in the morning of 18/8/1942 to carry out a lone night recce patrol of the French coast, and failed to return. The body of the pilot was washed ashore at Newhaven, East Sussex, about ten days later.
The cause of the crash in the sea will never be known.
P/O ( NZ41511) Bruce Hamilton HAY DFC, RNZAF, is buried at Hawkinge Cemetery.
R.I.P.
Sources:
https://aircrewremembered.com/hay-bruce-hamilton.html
RAF Web Casualties 1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2022 04:45 | angels one five | Added |
| 01-Jun-2022 18:20 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Jun-2022 04:42 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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