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| Date: | Saturday 23 March 1940 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 32 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N2531 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | English Channel 2 miles off Folkestone, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gravesend, Kent |
F/O Lancelot Gordon Bowler of 32 Sqn RAF was posted missing on 23 March 1940 after his Hurricane N2531 crashed in the English Channel 2 miles off Folkestone, after flying into low cloud.
Sources:
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/32_squadron.html
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=12486
https://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=1530200
http://www.ukserials.com/serials-older-0n.htm
http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/england/south-east/kent-county/folkestone/
National archives Kew. 32 Squadron ORB ref AIR27-360-14
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2017 09:58 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 08-Dec-2023 15:58 | Redwine163 | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jul-2024 20:33 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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