ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14920
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| Date: | Sunday 2 June 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 111 (Treble One) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1564 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St. Margarets Bay, near Dover, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent (MSE/EGMH) |
Hurricane L1564 flown by Pilot Officer Robert Roy Wilson was shot down by German fighters and landed in St. Margarets Bay, near Dover, Kent; pilot Wilson baled out. He was later shot down in his Hurricane I (P3595) and killed whilst in combat on August 11th 1940.
Sources:
1. http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/airframeprofile.php?FrameID=24120
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?5758-Hurricane&p=32754#post32754
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Feb-2008 21:33 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Jan-2012 14:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2013 13:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-May-2014 01:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2023 15:20 | Nepa | Updated [[Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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