Z3828
Hurricane
Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF, turning onto finals into Duxford collided with Hurricane Z3335 and crashed. P/O Walter Soares Killed in Action KIA. P/O Charles S Barrell also killed. 27-9-41.
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Z3335
Hurricane
Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF, turning onto finals into Duxford collided with Hurricane Z3828 and crashed. P/O Charles S Barrell Killed in Action KIA. P/O Walter Soares also killed. 27-9-41.
Service
Aircraft
Units
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No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
Squadron
'On 1 August 1941, No. 133 reformed at Coltishall as the third 'Eagle' Squadron manned by American personnel. Equipped with Hurricanes it became operational at the end of September. The next month the Squadron moved to Northern Ireland, returning to...
People
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Charles Barrell
Military | Pilot Officer | Pilot
Joined RAFVR, service pilot training, assigned to 133S, turning onto finals into Duxford collided with another Spitfire and crashed. Killed in Action KIA 27-9-41. P/O Walter Soares also killed. Hurricanes involved Z3335 and Z3828. -
Walter Soares
Military | Pilot Officer | Pilot
Joined RAFVR, service pilot training in US, assigned to 133S Turning onto finals into Duxford collided with another Hurricane and crashed. Killed in Action KIA 27-9-41. P/O Charles Barrell also killed. Hurricanes involved Z3335 and Z3828.
Places
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Biggin Hill
Military site : airfield
An RAF Station with US lodger units. USAAF Spitfires and P-38s were attached to RAF No 11 Group stations in mid-1942 for training; also used for special operations by British and US forces. -
Duxford
Military site : airfield
RAF Duxford, now a museum and still a working airfield, was operated by the USAAF from 1943 to 1945. The base was briefly the home of the 350th Fighter Group in late 1942, but it was not until April 1943 that it became a fully American station when the...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Manufactured | Langley, Slough, Slough, Slough SL3, UK | 1941 |
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Built by Hawker. |
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| Assigned | Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 1941 |
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Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
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| Crashed | Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK | 27 September 1941 |
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Turning onto finals into Duxford collided with Hurricane Z3828 and crashed. P/O Charles S Barrell Killed in Action KIA. P/O Walter Soares also killed. 27-9-41. |
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Revisions
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| 24 February 2016 09:19:41 | Al_Skiff | Changes to aircraft associations |
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AAM DB Entry Correction. |
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| 24 February 2016 09:18:57 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations |
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AAM DB Entry Correction. |
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| 09 November 2015 10:21:54 | Al_Skiff | Changes to person associations |
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AAM DB Entry. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 09 November 2015 10:20:56 | Al_Skiff | Changes to aircraft associations and place associations |
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AAM DB Entry. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 09 November 2015 10:13:37 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, description, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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AAM DB Entry. |
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