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Hurricane V6622 |
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Type : Hurricane Mark : MK 1 |
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| 27th September 1940 | During the attack on Ju88’s on 27TH Sept 1940 ,RICHARD GEORGE ARTHUR BARCLAY, claimed a Me109 and a Ju88 destroyed. in Hurricane V6622, but was shot down south of London and made a forced-landing at West Malling |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Hurricane MK 1 V6622 | ||
| A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | ||
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| Barclay, Richard George Arthur Click the name above to see a profile of Barclay, Richard George Arthur
| Barclay, Richard George Arthur Serving with No.249 Squadron, Richard Barclay was shot down south of London on the 27th of September 1940, making a forced landing at West Malling. That day he had already claimed an Me109 and a Ju88, to add to his tally of one Me109, a damaged Do17, a damaged He111, a shared He111 and a shared Ju88. In the next two months he went on to claim a further three Me109 probables and a shared in another Me109, but on the 29th of November he was badly wounded in the legs, ankles and elbow after being shot down by an Me109. By September 1941 he had resumed flying with No.611 Sqn , but had scored no further victories when he was shot down during a sweep over St Omer, making a forced landing at Buyschoeure after being attacked by Me109s and breaking through high tension wires. Returning to flight as the commanding officer of No.238 Sqn fighting in North Africa, he claimed a further two victories on the 16th and 17th of July 1942 to become an Ace, with a total of 5 victories plus two shared, two damaged and four probable. Unfortunately, after his final victory he was killed when his Hurricane Mk.II was shot down on 17th July 1942. Some sources claim he was shot down by Luftwaffe Ace Werner Schroer, an Ace with 114 victories who survived the war and lived until 1985. | |
| Millington, William Henry Click the name above to see a profile of Millington, William Henry
| Millington, William Henry Pilot Officer William H. Millington an Australian flew with No 249 Squadron and No 79 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. Whilst flying with No 79 Squadron he was wounded on August 31st 1940 when he crash landed his Hurricane I (P3050) which was engulfed in flames after combat over Romney. W.H.Millington was later moved to No 249 Squadron and among the combat he Participated in was on the 23rd Sept 1940 in Hurricane V6622 where he was killed on October 30th 1940 when he was shot down in his Hurricane I (V7536) over the Channel. it is thought that Bill succumbed to the enticement as, after ‘finding himself caught up in a series of sporadic actions...over the Channel his Hurricane was last seen chasing a German fighter out to sea; it is believed Bill was the victim of Fw Bielefeldt of 3 Staffel [I/JG51] who claimed a Hurricane at about this time. Tich Palliser recalled it, ‘the whole squadron was sick when Bill was lost; he had been well liked, was a nice lad and had made a great impression on the squadron. He was very much missed.’ | |
| Squadrons for : Hurricane MK 1 V6622 | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have flown Hurricane MK 1 V6622. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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No.249 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 18th August 1918 Fate : Disbanded 24th February 1969 Gold Coast Pugnis et cacibus - With fist and heels | No.249 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
| Aircraft type : Hurricane | ||
| A profile page including a list of all art prints for the Hurricane is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
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Hurricane 
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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Died : 17 / 7 / 1942