Rumanian Hurricane loss
 

Hi,

Seeking details of a Rumanian Hurricane lost on 22nd September 1944.

This was a piggyback loss as the pilot had also a passenger on board.

Serial number or markings ?

Anyone ?

Alex

Re: Rumanian Hurricane loss, Interesting, :-)
 

Hi Alex
Strange information, the last know for me lsot of Hurricane was this one (no 8) which was lost during landing in Turkay on 26 VIII 1944.
May I ask where are you have this information from?

Regards,
Mirek Wawrzynski

Re: Rumanian Hurricane loss
 

I have no information about any ARR Hurricane loss on that date (and month, for that matter). What is your source?

Re: Rumanian Hurricane loss, Interesting, :-)
 

That particular defection happened not on Aug. 26, but three days later. The pilot was 9-ARR victory ace Adj. stag. av. Petre Cordescu (as noted in my book on ARR fighter aces, published by Osprey, page 89).

Re: Rumanian Hurricane loss
 

Hi Dénes
Thanks for the correction, I have info about 26 VIII but not about 29 VIII 44. The pilot name is the same: Adj. stag. av. Petre Cordescu. He taken the Hurri no 8, maybe from Mamaia or maybe from Cacargeaua - not excact data.

Regards,
mw

Re: Rumanian Hurricane loss
 

Hello,

My info was incorrect.

The date in the document was 2nd of September and not 22nd September 44.as I had said.
Quite a few days from the 26 or 29th August that you mention.
Is it the same aircraft and event ?

Also there is note of two Croat Blenheims too.

It ia an article from Fleiger Review Extra and lists a/c interned in Turkey from 1940 - 1945 .All Countries.
Re this Hurricane-
02.09.1944 - H.Hurricane- Rumánien - Corlu - Eine rumánische Hurricane flúchtete in die Túrkei und landete auf dem Flugplatz Corlu (europáischer Teil der Túrkei) . Am Bord befanden sich der Pilot und seine Ehefrau. - Pilot und Ehefrau baten um politisches Asyl.

JUST A THOUGHT
Could the date of defection be the 29th August and the date of arrival or internment still be the 2nd September ? How long would it have taken the a/c to have flown from Rumania to Turkey with two people on board ?

Alex

Re: Rumanian Hurricane loss
 

Yes, it must have been the same aircraft and incident.
The discrepancy between dates could be explained with clerical reasons.

Re: Rumanian Hurricane loss
 

Hello Dénes and Mirek,

Many thanks for the replies.

There is also mention in your article of theis Number "8" Mirek and a realy beut profile of her too. Was it done from a photo or gueswork guided by the photo of number "7" which is shown in the article ?

Article in "MILITARIA FAKTY" no: 34. pages 4 to 22.

Again , Thank you both.

Alex

Re: Rumanian Hurricane loss
 

The color profile was done according estimation taken from the photo on p. 5 - left corner (not good reprduced). This scan, which I had got it is also not so good anyway my graphic partner had made it after reciving scan, which is a little better visible - the tail part). So he had made this color which is on page 12, it is particular paining there are not on the fin 3 colors strips (?) - the other have them.

Hurri no 7 had own photo on the page 22.

Regards
mw

Re: Rumanian Hurricane loss
 

Hi,

Thank you for the explanation re photo and profile.

Alex