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.
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.
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
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
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other 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
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
Fighter Leaders of the RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RNZAF & SAAF in WW2 By Phil H. Listemann