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Hurricane P3554 |
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Type : Hurricane Mark : I |
| Known information | |
| 10th July 1940 | Hurricane flown by Flight Lieutenant E.J.Gracie crash-landed following damage from a Me109. Aircraft was damaged on landing but repairable. |
| 05th October 1940 | Hurricane flown by Pilot Officer D.Evans was on patrol over Swanage when it was shot down. Pilot Officer D.Evans baled out safely. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Hurricane I P3554 | ||
| A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | ||
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| Evans, D. Click the name above to see a profile of Evans, D.
| Evans, D. Pilot Officer D.Evans flew with No 607 Squadron and No 615 Squadrons during the Battle of Britain. He was on patrol on the 5th of October 1940 over Swanage when he was shot down. Pilot Officer D.Evans baled out of his Hurricane I (P3554) and was unhurt. | |
| Gracie, E. J. Click the name above to see a profile of Gracie, E. J.
| Gracie, E. J. Flight Lieutenant Edward J.Gracie flew with No 56 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. On July 10th 1940 his Hurricane was damaged in combatand he crash landed near Manston. On the 30th of August 1940 he was shot down, crash-landing his Hurricane. He thought himself unhurt but next day discovered he had a broken neck, requiring hospital admission. Gracie was awarded the D.F.C. in October 1940. E.J.Gracie later flew Mosquito's on night escort for R.A.F. heavy bombers. E.J.Gracie was killed on the 15th of February 1944, he was aged 32. | |
Died : 8 / 5 / 1943| Squadrons for : Hurricane I P3554 | ||
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No.607 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 16th March 1930 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 County of Durham (Auxiliary) Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.607 Sqn RAF | No.607 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
| Aircraft type : Hurricane | ||
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Hurricane 
Manufacturer : Hawker Production Began : 1936 Number Built : 14533 | Hurricane Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon. All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots. The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built. | |
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