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Re: Hurricane from 43./1. Sqn RAF
Hi Peter
I have written about this and others RAF's Hurrricane in my book (Hurricane in Foreign Service) in 2001 and also in the 2 articles about Belgain Hurricanes and later Belgain Miliatry Aviation (in Militaria i Fakty no 1/2000 and 2/2002). The HC's history is more or less know.
This specific plane had come form 43. Sqn RAF. he unit had based at Acklington in Britain and did serve as a "transfer/ferry" unit to others sqns on the Continent. The pilot was from the 1. Sqn RAF. Maybe the plane was exactly for 1 Sqn (?).
The plane did not have any unit's codes and numbers -it was factory fresh plane. The former 3 HCs, which where taken by Belgian were from combat units based in France.
This plane had crashed on 2 III 1940 in Bierset. He had Belgian Air Force markings (H-39 the most probably). He was piloted by Albert Van den Hoved'Erstsenrijk during the accident. He had force landed. In the hangar he could be kept there for rapair, but during the crash he was haevly damged I wonder if the pilot did survived from it?
Regards,
Mirek Wawrzyński
PS
There is one well know photo of him with van den Hoved'Erstsenrijk in the cabine.
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Mirek Wawrzyński
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