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Old 5th December 2014, 12:15
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Re: Hurricane Z4932 lost ME 1941

Interestingly the AB Historians book Fleet Air Arm Aircraft 1939 to 1945 by Ray Sturtivant and Mick Burrow says of Z4932;

Hurricane 1/Trop, RNFS, Engine Failure, Force Landed 3 miles East of Martuba, Cat R 15th January 1942.

The AB book on RAF Aircraft W1000 to Z9999, does indeed say it was with RNFS and SOC 8th March 1944 and is almost certainly a clean up of the records.

Regarding the loss on 25th November 1941 you may wish to consider these .

Hurricane 1 / Trop Z4698 of '806 NAS' Coded G - 23rd November 1941 port undercarriage collapsed at LG130 - pilot S/Lt KC Talbot OK, aircraft repaired and returned to RAF. But evidently the pilot then took off again in another Hurricane 1 / Trop W9359 of '806 NAS' and FL in desert on the same day after combat with Bf109s during a sweep over El Aden. He was rescued by retreating troops, returned to unit 2 days later on 25th November.

Also

Hurricane 1 / Trop Z4267 of RNFS was SOC on 26th November 1941
Hurricane 1 / Trop Z6985 of RNFS 'crashed 26th November 1941'

For my own interest which units made up the RN Fighter Squadron; was it 803 and 806 NAS?

Did RNFS use any Sea Hurricanes, together with their Hurricane 1 / Trop aircraft, as it makes a search much easier!
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