ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21944
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| Date: | Thursday 30 May 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P3588?** |
| MSN: | UP-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Selkirk, Scottish Borders -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Drem, East Lothian |
The aircraft was part of a squadron move from Hawkinge to Drem but suffered engine failure and overturned and caught fire while attempting a forced landing near Selkirk, Scottish Borders on 30.5.40; aircraft substantially damaged
Pilot (48668) Sgt Leslie F Ralls injured
**Serial unconfirmed: however, if it WAS Hurricane P3588 (which was known to have been on the strength of 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron RAF on 28 May 1940, then it was presumably repaired. Hurricane P3588 was on the strength of 229 Squadron, when it crashed at RAF Speke, Liverpool on 20 March 1941)
Sources:
1. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Ralls.htm
2. https://wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/view.php?uid=229444
3. http://www.605squadron.co.uk/We%20Never%20Slept%20-%20The%20Story%20of%20605%20Squadron.pdf
4. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Ralls.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Aug-2008 23:38 | Anon. | Added |
| 04-Jan-2012 12:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 06:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 22-Apr-2019 22:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2019 22:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2019 23:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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