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Eric Gordon Bruce - Aircrew Details - Aviation Directory

Eric Gordon Bruce





Name : Eric Gordon Bruce
Died : 10th January 1941
Service Number : 748618

On 10th January 1941 Sgt Eric Gordon Bruce was flying Hurricane P3522 in formation as part of a formation flying exercise and had left base of Leconfield at 09.40hrs. During the exercise the formation entered cloud and this aircraft became detached from the pilot's section leader, the pilot then became lost when flying in the cloud. It eventually crashed into high ground in the snow covered Yorkshire Dales on Caldbergh Moor, south of Scrafton near Middleham and the pilot was sadly killed in the crash, he was probably flying level at the time of the crash. The wreckage was not found for some time, the police records state that it was discovered at 14.00hrs on 22nd January 1941. In the years after the crash the pilot's mother erected a memorial on the site of the crash. The pilot had only seventeen hours flying a Hurricane at the time of this incident

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No.213 Sqn RAF

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10th January 1941

Killed in Action

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Squadrons :
No.46 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
S. Andrew
Eric Gordon Bruce
Historical Notes :
12-09-1940 - Hurricane flown by Sergeant S. Andrew crashed near Stapleford Essex. Sergeant S. Andrew was killed on impact.

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Hurricane I

P3525

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Aircraft for : Eric Gordon Bruce
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Hurricane



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Manufacturer : Hawker
Production Began : 1936
Number Built : 14533

Hurricane

Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon. All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots. The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built.



Squadrons for : Eric Gordon Bruce
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No.213 Sqn RAF

Country : UK
Founded : 15th January 1918
Fate : Disbanded 31st December 1969

Irritatus lacessit crabro - The hornet attacks when roused

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No.213 Sqn RAF

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First created : 15:52, June 21, 2016
Created by : HMS

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