Hurricane captured at Derna 26.09.1941

[Stig Jarlevik]

Andrei

The 2 PRU ORB is pretty much contemporary as you can see from Gerry's attachment.

I don't know what the Italians and Germans saw on the 26.9.1941 landing at Derna, but it is remarkable the German Panzer forces identified the aircraft as a Hurricane, which was better than most Luftwaffe pilots managed in the air.

What bothers me, if an Allied aircraft really landed at the date stated, is that no one really bothered to take note of a pilot gone missing and not returned.
That aircraft details went missing is not strange, but to have a pilot (or crew for that matter) going missing is something totally different. So if we don't bother about the actual aircraft, who was the individual that became POW? Seems odd that nothing seems to be known about anyone at that date.

Interestingly the Hurricane W9116 is listed by Air Britain as lost on 3.10.1941, that is the date Shores et All wants it in the first place. In fact Shores backdates this loss to the 2nd simply to fit Italian records. So if a 2 PRU Hurricane is the only option we have, W9116 at least seems to be ruled out as lost on the 26th.

Cheers
Stig