ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87290
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 October 1940 |
| Time: | 09:40 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 303 (Warsaw-Koscuisco) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R4175 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cuddington Way, Ewell, Surrey, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Northolt, Middlesex |
| RAF Northolt |
Returning to Northolt alone from a routine and uneventful squadron patrol, the pilot of the Hurricane appears to have lost control of his aircraft and crashed on Cuddington Way.
The pilot was thrown from the plane on impact and died instantly from a broken neck.
Sgt (723451) Josef FRANTIŠEK DFM & Bar (Cs.pilot) RAFVR serving with the Polish Air Force in Britain, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Josef Frantisek is one of the highest-scoring fighter pilots of the Battle of Britain. He was credited with 17 air victories and 1 probable, all in the space of about one month.
He is buried in Northwood Cemetery.
Sources:
http://bbm.org.uk/Frantisek.htm
ORB 303 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2011 22:19 | angels one five | Added |
| 10-Feb-2011 02:25 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2012 08:24 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2012 22:42 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2013 23:42 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2013 23:44 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-May-2013 17:20 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2013 19:41 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 09-May-2015 08:23 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2019 16:57 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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