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Re: Hurricane captured at Derna 26.09.1941
The suggestion that only 2PRU could be the owner of the Hurricane doesn't seem watertight. I can think of two other possibilities, feel free to shoot them down. The first is a fighter pilot who had become disoriented and flew the wrong way, perhaps by making the classic mistake setting his compass. I understand that this was not common in the Western Desert because the position of the coast nearby was a bit of a strong hint, but this need not make it impossible. The second possibility is an intruder of 73 Sq, fitted with underwing tanks. Does the date of the event or the time of the landing rule this out?
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