VIII Air Force Service Command
Command
Z4631
Hurricane
Started service with 1423 Flight, then 24 Squadron, on to USAAF, and then to 41 OTU, where it crashed when trying to force land at Crannage, near Manchester on the 31-Mar-44.
Taxiing accident (parked aircraft) Heathrow Airdrome. 22-Oct-42.
Salvaged due to battle damage SAL BD. Unit is given as HQ 8th AF. 8-Oct-43.
Service
Units
Places
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Heathrow
Military site : airfield
Building the Great West Aerodrome at Heath Row began in earnest in 1929 and was to continue through the Second World War, much the annoyance of Churchill who grudged the use of so many construction workers who might have been more use to the war...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Crashed | Heathrow Airport (LHR), Longford, Hounslow, Greater London TW6, UK | 22 October 1942 |
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Taxiing accident (parked aircraft) Heathrow Airdrome. 22-Oct-42. VIII AFSC. |
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| Salvaged Battle Damage | Hendon, London NW4, UK | 8 October 1943 |
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Salvaged due to battle damage. |
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| Crashed | Cranage, Crewe, Cheshire East CW4, UK | 31 March 1944 |
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Crashed trying to force land at Crannage, near Manchester. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 28 January 2016 13:28:56 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
| Sources | ||
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaat.asp?theAT=Hurricane&Submit3=Go |
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