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| Date: | Saturday 30 October 1943 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC |
| Owner/operator: | 213 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HV587 |
| MSN: | AK- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Over Mediterranean NNW of Pahos -
 Cyprus
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pahos |
Aircraft on convoy escort duty. Pilot bailed out safely after engine exploded, no enemy aircraft spotted, exact cause undetermined. Pilot was picked up in water by the Free French sloop “Commandant DuBoc” and feted when the crew discovered it was the young French-Canadian pilot's birthday. Incredible coincidence, the French captain was a pre-war overseas business acquaintance of his father, which heavily contributed to the level of festivities. The pilot was eventually returned to his squadron in none worse shape albeit quite hungover.
Pilot was J/17830 P/O Louis Pierre Tancrede Geoffrion (RCAF) from Montreal.
Sources:
Louis Geoffrion's autobiography contained in 438 squadron archives.
213 Squadron wartime archives from The National Archives UK.
https://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=17830&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=HV587
https://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=hv587&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2022 20:44 | tachel | Added |
| 12-Nov-2022 21:38 | tachel | Updated [Location, ] |
| 12-Nov-2022 21:47 | tachel | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2022 21:55 | tachel | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Nov-2022 16:24 | tachel | Updated [Time, ] |
| 13-Nov-2022 16:43 | tachel | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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