Accident Hawker Hurricane Mk I N2531,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196634
 
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Date:Saturday 23 March 1940
Time:12:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic HURI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hurricane Mk I
Owner/operator:32 Sqn RAF
Registration: N2531
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:English Channel 2 miles off Folkestone -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Gravesend
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Flying Officer Lancelot Gordon Bowler of 32 Sqn RAF was posted missing on 23 March 1940 after his Hurricane I 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/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jul-2017 09:58 Laurent Rizzotti Added
08-Dec-2023 15:58 Redwine163 Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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