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| Date: | Tuesday 30 April 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 504 (County of Nottingham) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1947 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grounds of Ditchington House, Bungay, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
Hurricane L1947; lost on combat operations when crashed into the grounds of Ditchington House, Bungay, Suffolk, on return from patrolling the coast between Southwold and Aldeburgh, 30/04/1940.
Crew:
S/Ldr (90059) Rupert Hartley-Watson (Pilot) RAF - killed;
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 14)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/183: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14142008
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2811871/hartley-watson,-rupert/
4. http://aircrewremembered.com/hartley-watson-rupert.html
5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/sherborneschoolarchives/9412190663
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditchingham_Hall
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2019 23:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Jun-2019 12:53 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Apr-2024 09:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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