Z3781

media-17065.jpeg UPL 17065 No 71 (Eagle) Sqn Hawker Hurricane Mk I XR-A Z3781 personal A/C of Fl Lt George A Brown, whilst commander of A flight, at dispersal hooked up in preparation with the trolley ack and with parachute left at hand for a fast scramble on the tail plane.
Part of the fifth production batch produced by Hawker Aircraft Limited at Langley, to contract # 62305/39, between 14th January, 1941 and 28th July, 1941.
Lost on 8th October 1941, Fl Lt Andrew Beck Mamedoff was flying with 133 Squadron on a standard transit flight from Fowlmere Airfield to RAF Eglinton in Northern Ireland in his Hurricane Z3781. The wreckage of his plane was found near Maughold on the Isle of Man and it is thought that he crashed due to poor weather conditions.

Object Number - UPL 17065 - No 71 (Eagle) Sqn Hawker Hurricane Mk I XR-A Z3781 personal A/C of Fl Lt George A Brown, whilst commander of A flight, at dispersal hooked up in...

Hawker Hurricane Mk I XR-A Z3781, part of the fifth production batch produced by Hawker Aircraft Limited at Langley, to contract # 62305/39, between 14th January, 1941 and 28th July, 1941.



Personal A/C of Fl Lt George A Brown, whilst commander of A flight, No 71 (Eagle) Sqn.



Two claims E/A destroyed for pilot William R Dunn.



Lost on 8th October 1941, Fl Lt Andrew Beck Mamedoff was flying with 133 Squadron on a standard transit flight from Fowlmere Airfield to RAF Eglinton in Northern Ireland in his Hurricane Z3781.

The wreckage of his plane was found near Maughold on the Isle of Man and it is thought that he crashed due to poor weather conditions.

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 406th Fighter Group 513th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: No 71 'Eagle' Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 81621
  • Highest Rank: Flight Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

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Manufactured

Langley, Slough, Slough, Slough SL3, UK 14 January 1941 - 28 July 1941 Part of the 5th production batch produced by Hawker Aircraft Limited at Langley, to contract #62305/39, between 14th January, 1941 and 28th July, 1941.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Lille, France 2 July 1941 Bf109F Destroyed West Lille, pilot William R Dunn. 2-Jul-41.

Manufactured

Lille, France 21 July 1941 Bf109F Destroyed West Lille, pilot William R Dunn. 21-Jul-41.

Crashed

Maughold, Isle of Man 8 October 1941 Lost on 8th October 1941, Fl Lt Andrew Beck Mamedoff [KIA] was flying with 133 Squadron on a standard transit flight from Fowlmere Airfield to RAF Eglinton in Northern Ireland in his Hurricane Z3781. The wreckage of his plane was found near Maughold on the Isle of Man and it is thought that he crashed due to poor weather conditions.

Assigned

Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK Assigned to No 71 (Eagle) Sqn.

Assigned

Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22 4QP, UK Assigned to No 133 (Eagle) Sqn.

Delivered

England, UK To RAF.

Revisions

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Sources

Fighter Leaders of the RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RNZAF & SAAF in WW2 By Phil H. Listemann
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2 By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Fighter Leaders of the RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RNZAF & SAAF in WW2 By Phil H. Listemann

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