ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136960
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| Date: | Friday 10 May 1940 |
| Time: | 14:55 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1898 |
| MSN: | VY-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lille/Seclin -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lille/Seclin, France |
| Merville, France |
Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 L1898 (VY-O) of 85 Squadron, RAF: Officially described as "Hurricane L1898 damaged by bullets during air operations over Lille/Seclin, France, 10 May 1940". On 10th May 1940 Sgt H.H. Allgood was flying Hurricane L1898 from Lille to Merville and was shot down soon after taking off; he sustained injuries when the aircraft crashed and overturned and the pilot was possibly hospitalised. Sgt Allgood only returned to 85 Squadron when they had returned to the UK. Probably shot down by Uffz. Hans-Joachim Hartwig of 5./JG 2
Crew:
Sgt (565462) Harold Henry ALLGOOD (pilot) RAF - wounded
The Hurricane was declared u/s (unserviceable) on 9 May 1940, and is believed to have been abandoned at Lille/Seclin when 85 Squadron RAF retreated from France on 21 June 1940 to Debden, Essex. It is possible that Hurricane L1898 was being ferried from Lille/Seclin to Merville for repairs at the time of this incident - that is, it was a ferry flight, not a combat flight, as L1898 was not "combat ready".
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 13)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/230: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14142055
3. http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=18621.0
4. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Allgood.htm
5. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=6447
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 November 1940 | ? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2011 02:00 | ThW | Added |
| 06-Jan-2012 07:07 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2013 03:00 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2015 15:01 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 07-Jun-2015 17:56 | Shout | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2019 21:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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