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Hurricane Z4178

Type : Hurricane

Known information

19th May 1940

19/05/40, Flown by Flt Lt Fraser ,Local Flying, Lydda 20/05/40, Flown by Flt Lt Fraser, Ground Strafe Damascus and Lydda to Ammaan One JU52, One ME110 destroyed on aerodrome CONFIRMED With 3 pilots from 208 Sqdn , F/L Lewis, F/O Stevenson & another who’d flown Hurricanes in Greece, picked up 6 Hurricanes at Abu Sueir and flew to Lydda and on to Amman, arriving in evening, unchecked for guns etc. Ordered to take off at 0500 & ground staff Damascus at dawn – none had night flown a Hurricane. Circled over Amman (small, hilly aerodrome) & joined up in dark, flew off to Damascus. Dawn broke – a/c 50 miles north. Returned south to Damascus, complete surprise, expected Germans ground strafing a/c, m.t., hangars & building. 2 a/c destroyed as well as m.t. & other damage in spite of guns not harmonized and firing in all directions. All 6 a/c returned Amman, the most with 12 gallons left. 21/05/41, Flown by Flt Lt Fraser, Amaan to Haifa 22/05/41, Flown by Flt Lt Fraser, Patrol Syrian Frontier 25/05/41, Flown by Flt Lt Fraser, Alarm Patrol Haifa 27/05/41, Flown by Flt Lt Fraser, Alarm Patrol Haifa 27/05/41, Flown by Flt Lt Fraser, Alarm Patrol Haifa 28/05/41, Flown by Flt Lt Fraser, Alarm Patrol Haifa 28/05/41, Flown by Flt Lt Fraser, Alarm Patrol Haifa 29/05/41, Flown by Flt Lt Fraser, Alarm Patrol Haifa 30/05/41, Flown by Flt Lt Fraser, Alarm Patrol Haifa 31/05/41, Flown by Flt Lt Fraser, Alarm Patrol Haifa (x2) 02/06/41, Flown by Flt Lt Fraser, Alarm Patrol Haifa 02/06/41, Flown by Flt Lt Fraser, Escort 11 Sqdn Beyrouth 4000 tons petrol destroyed 04/06/41, Flown by Flt Lt Fraser, Escort 11 Sqdn Beyrouth, 147th operational sortie 255.50 operational hours flying. This completes his time with 112 Sqdn.

Squadrons for : Hurricane Z4178
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Squadron	Info
No.112 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 25th July 1917 Fate : Disbanded 1st July 1957 Swift in destruction Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.112 Sqn RAF	No.112 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.

Aircraft type : Hurricane
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Aircraft	Info
Hurricane Click the name above to see prints featuring Hurricane aircraft. 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.

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