ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89109
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| Date: | Monday 26 August 1940 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 43 (China-British) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V7259 |
| MSN: | NQ-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Birdham, 5 miles SW of Chichester, West Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, West Sussex |
On August 26th, P/O H.L. North was again in combat, this time over Portsmouth at 16:50 hours claiming a He-111 destroyed and another probable. However, he sustained damage to his Hurricane Mk 1 (V7259) forcing him to bale out. He landed at Birdham, 5 miles south west of Chirchester, West Sussex, and was subsequently admitted to the Royal Sussex Hospital in Chichester with shell splinter wounds to his head and shoulder. He was back with 43 Squadron on September 10th 1940
Sources:
1. http://www.phoneman.org/96sqdn/96sdnpages21_25.htm
2. http://www.cranston-military-prints.com/airframe-history.php?FrameID=24285
3. https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hurricane/4157350.html
4. Fighter Command Air Combat Claims 1939-45 By John Foreman p.169
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2011 13:44 | ThW | Added |
| 03-Jan-2012 14:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total occupants] |
| 18-Jan-2012 09:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 16-Jan-2017 20:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2017 20:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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