Accident Hawker Hurricane IIB -, unk. date 1941
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Date:unk. date 1941
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HURI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hurricane IIB
Owner/operator:Soviet Air Force
Registration: -
MSN: -
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Russia -   Russia
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:-
Destination airport:-
Narrative:
The Hurricane IIB was recovered from a 1941> crash site in Russia. It is possible the identity of the aircraft is Hurricane BE146, as several panels on the airframe bore this serial number and BE146 was one of 2,952 supplied under Lend-Lease scheme to the Soviet Union in WWII.

Sources:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hawker_Hurricane_IIb_%27Z2315_-_JU-E%27_(24403125243).jpg
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/hurriregistry/hurricane-iwm.html
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/70000190
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=57654
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane

Images:


Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK - 15th September 2010


Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK - 15th September 2010


Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK - 15th September 2010

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Aug-2020 17:52 Peter Clarke Added
29-Aug-2020 06:07 Peter Clarke Updated [Photo]
30-Aug-2020 12:48 Peter Clarke Updated [Aircraft type, Photo]
19-Aug-2021 16:32 JF Updated [Operator, Narrative]

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