Hurricane V6742 enquiry

[harri109]

Thanks everyone
Much appreciated

[AndyMa]

Graham,
According to TNA:
V6686 was lost on 1Oct40: http://discovery.nationalarchives.go...ls/r/C16687673
V6688 was lost on 15Sep40: http://discovery.nationalarchives.go...ls/r/C16472487
V6689 was lost on 17Sep40: http://discovery.nationalarchives.go...ls/r/C16472500
Andy

[Graham Boak]

You are quite right - I was cross-reading columns and dates and it all seemed to fit beautifully! (Actually, nowhere near.) My apologies and thanks.

It could be added that a forced landing is not the same as a crash landing, and the aircraft could have been readily repaired on the unit.

[marco392]

Hi Harri109

below what I found in my files about V6742

05.09.1940 awaiting collection after build with engine Merlin III
15.09.1940 Taken by 15 MU RAF Maintenance Unit at Wroughton
19.09.1940 Taken on Charge by 607 Squadron (County of Durham) Royal Auxiliary Air Force
05.10.1940 Pilot Officer David Evans (42491) of 607 Squadron (County of Durham) Royal Auxiliary Air Force took off from Tangmere,West Sussex forced-landed at Broom Farm, Fareham, damaged in combat with Bf109s of I./JG2 over Swanage 14:00. Pilot believed unhurt. Aircraft damaged but repairable.
12.10.1940 Taken by 1 CRU (Civilian Repair Unit)
29.11.1940 Taken by 51 MU RAF Maintenance Unit
02.02.1941 Taken by 5 MU RAF Maintenance Unit
17.02.1941 Taken on Charge by 302 Squadron (Polish) (City of Poznan) PAF - coded: WX-F
19.03.1941 Taken on Charge by 52 OTU Operational Training Unit RAF
30.04.1941 Sergeant Michael Henry Haggard Davigdor (RAFVR 1250642) of 52 OTU Operational Training Unit RAF took off from Debden and crashed west of Spains Hall, Finchingfield M1353 at 16:12 after high speed dive into ground, completely burnt out, pilot killed, cause of accident presumed due to lack of oxygen (His birth index seems to carry a surname spelling of D′Avigdor) . The aircraft was write-off this day

12.05.1941 Struck off Charge

regards,
Mariusz

[harri109]

Thank you Mariusz
That’s really interesting and much appreciated.