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| Date: | Friday 4 August 1939 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 73 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1582 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Digby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Digby, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Digby |
Hurricane L1582 was written off when it stalled, bounced and tipped onto its nose when landing back at RAF Digby, Lincolnshire.
Crew:
Pilot Officer J G Perry was slightly injured in the accident.
Sources:
Aeroplane Monthly November 1985 P.567
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=L1582
https://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1939
http://www.raf-lincolnshire.info/digby/digby_crashes.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 July 1940 | N2703 | 145 Sqn RAF | 0 | north west of Ringwood, Hampshire, England, | |
w/o |
| 20 July 1940 | N2670 | 32 Sqn RAF | 1 | North Foreland, off Ramsgate, Kent, England | |
w/o |
| 1 August 1940 | P3155 | 145 Sqn RAF | 1 | English Channel, 10 miles south of Hastings, East Sussex, | |
w/o |
| 8 August 1940 | P3545 | 145 Sqn RAF | 1 | English Channel south of St.Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight | |
w/o |
| 20 August 1940 | P2976 | 242 (All Canadian) Sqn RAF | 1 | the North Sea, off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 27 August 1940 | N2336 | 213 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 1 | English Channel off Sidmouth , Devon, England | |
w/o |
| 30 August 1940 | P3179 | 43 (China-British) Sqn RAF | 1 | Woodhouse Road, Hove, East Sussex, England | |
w/o |
| 8 September 1940 | P3201 | 46 (Uganda) Sqn RAF | 1 | Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, England | |
w/o |
| 20 November 1940 | P2617 | 1 (Canadian) Sqn RAF | 0 | near Saltcoats Town, Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
sub |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
| 5 August 1941 | P2617 | 9 FTS RAF | 0 | RAF Babdown Farm, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, | |
sub |
| 24 September 1941 | P2617 | 9 FTS RAF | 0 | 1 mile south of Ruddington, Nottinghamshire. | |
sub |
| 1 January 1970 | - | Soviet Air Force | Russia |  |
w/o | |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2022 12:52 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 15:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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