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| Date: | Tuesday 2 January 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 80 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1893 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Amiriya, near Alexandria -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Amiriya, Alexandria, Egypt |
Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 L1893 of 80 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2.1.40 when Hit donkey on the runway on landing at RAF Amiriya, near Alexandria, Egypt
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. ORB 80 Sqdn RAF: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2503311
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_El_Amiriya
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2008 22:12 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Jan-2012 14:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, ] |
| 17-Jun-2013 18:00 | Nepa | Updated [Source, ] |
| 05-Jul-2013 06:55 | JINX | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 02-Feb-2015 16:17 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 17-Oct-2015 15:07 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 20-Oct-2015 17:52 | Jixn | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 26-Dec-2015 08:37 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 07-Jan-2016 21:57 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 23-Apr-2019 23:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Apr-2019 23:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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