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| Date: | Sunday 27 October 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | 281 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Nairobi Aerodrome -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nairobi |
The Hurricane I No. 281 of 3 Sqn SAAF crashed near Nairobi Aerodrome, Kenya during the approach. The pilot, Lt Charles Terry Gould, was killed and the aircraft was a complete “write off”.
Sources:
3 Sqn SAAF War History, September to December 1940 (AIR 54/3, page 25)
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=SAAF%20281
https://avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=72460&start=465
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairobi
http://www.maplandia.com/kenya/nairobi/nairobi/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2023 06:13 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 18-Sep-2023 14:46 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated |
| 18-Sep-2023 14:46 | harro | Updated |
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