ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94973
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| Date: | Thursday 10 October 1940 |
| Time: | 15:47 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 249 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V7537 |
| MSN: | GN-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shades House, Cooling Marsh, 6 miles NNW of Rochester, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Weald, Essex |
| RAF North Weald, Essex |
Hurricane V7537/O: Written off (destroyed) 10/10/1940 when crashed at 15:47 hrs at Shades House, Cooling Marsh, Hoo Peninsula, overlooking the North Kent Marshes, 6 miles north-northwest of Rochester, Kent (at approximate co ordinates: 51.4553°N 0.5262°E).
The exact cause of the crash is not known; it is thought NOT to be due to air combat damage, but due to the pilots oxygen system failing because of icing up of the oxygen system at high altitude, causing the pilot to pass out. Excavations of the crash site in 1982 revealed that the Hurricane did NOT have any bullet holes in it.
Pilot:
Sgt (741004) Edward Alan BAYLEY RAF - killed
R.I.P.
He is buried in St Luke's Cemetery, Bromley, Kent.
Sources:
1. http://aircrewremembered.com/bayley-edward-alan.html
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2824226/bayley,-edward-alan/
3. https://www.netweather.tv/forum/topic/63129-the-battle-of-britain-weather-diary/?do=findComment&comment=1867916
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooling,_Kent
5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34681293/edward-alan-bayley
6. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=10554.0;wap2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2011 03:30 | angels one five | Added |
| 06-Jan-2012 08:25 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2012 22:44 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2019 20:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2019 09:31 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2020 08:51 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-Aug-2021 07:35 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2023 05:10 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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