Incident Hawker Hurricane Mk I L1893,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15273
 
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Date:Tuesday 2 January 1940
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic HURI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hurricane Mk I
Owner/operator:80 Sqn RAF
Registration: L1893
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Amiriya, near Alexandria -   Egypt
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Amiriya, Alexandria, Egypt
Narrative:
Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 L1893 of 80 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2.1.40 when Hit donkey on the runway on landing at RAF Amiriya, near Alexandria, Egypt

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. ORB 80 Sqdn RAF: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2503311
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_El_Amiriya

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Mar-2008 22:12 JINX Added
03-Jan-2012 14:18 Nepa Updated [Operator, Total occupants]
17-Jun-2013 18:00 Nepa Updated [Source]
05-Jul-2013 06:55 JINX Updated [Operator]
02-Feb-2015 16:17 DG333 Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport]
17-Oct-2015 15:07 JINX Updated [Operator, Location]
20-Oct-2015 17:52 Jixn Updated [Operator]
26-Dec-2015 08:37 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source]
07-Jan-2016 21:57 JIXN Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source]
23-Apr-2019 23:36 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Apr-2019 23:38 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]

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