ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94972
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| Date: | Thursday 5 September 1940 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane |
| Owner/operator: | 73 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P3224 |
| MSN: | TP-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | White House Farm, North Fambridge, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Debden, Essex |
Hawker Hurricane Mk I, P3224 ("TP-L") of 73 Squadron, RAF Debden. Following a combat with a formation of Junkers Ju.88s over Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, at 15:30 on 5th September, just four hours after the squadron had arrived at RAF Debden, Sgt. Alexander Logan McNay's Hurricane, P3224, was hit by return fire, crashed and burned out at White House Farm, North Fambridge, Essex. He was reported missing, aged 22. McNay is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, panel 17.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/McNay.htm
2. https://www.battleofbritain1940.net/0035.html
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1079705/mcnay,-alexander-logan/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 May 1940 | P2830 | 73 Sqn RAF | 0 | South west of Amiens, Somme Department, Hauts de France |  |
w/o |
| 14 September 1940 | L2118 | 73 Sqn RAF | 1 | Clapper Lane, Staplehurst, Kent | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2011 03:16 | angels one five | Added |
| 04-Jan-2012 14:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2012 22:06 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2019 14:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2019 13:20 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-May-2019 21:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date] |
| 03-Dec-2023 05:28 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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