ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349621
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| Date: | Saturday 8 May 1943 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | 1 OTU RCAF |
| Registration: | 5440 |
| MSN: | 865 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near Saint-Charles-de-Bourget, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Bagotville |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Training flight. Engine quit at 25,ooo feet, a minor explosion blew a hole in the cooling system coming through 7,000 feet. Pilot executed a wheels up landing in a ploweb field causing category C damage. The pilot was uninjured.
Pilot: J/20372 Pilot officer Jack Henry Hilton RCAF
Sources:
The saga of a Canadian Typhoon Fighter Pilot - by Jack Henrty Hilton (autobiography)
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000894/
1 RCAF OTU records from https://heritage.canadiana.ca/
https://aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=118sqn+%28RCAF%29&qand=hilton&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2024 22:36 | tachel | Added |
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