I caught a part of South Today they mention a dig on a Hawker Hurricane that crashed on 9th Sept 1940
This was Hawker Hurricane P3700 of 303 Sqn ‘RF-E’ which crashed Saddlescombe Farm, Newtimber, near Poynings, Sussex
The pilot was Flight/Sgt Kazimierz Wünsche P-2096/793443 and he bailed out
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/wunsche-kazimierz.html
All well and good
However, according to BoBtN and the web site above, the propeller hub was originally recovered in Sept 1973 by Wealdon Aviation Archaelogy Group and I believe a photo of it is in BoBtN
So I was quite amazed to see another propeller hub was recovered yesterday, is this a one of rare double engine Hurricane?
Or was the 1973 report incorrect or another aircraft ?
By: Arabella-Cox - 13th September 2015 at 22:59
Just to clarify:
The report about the recovery of engine, prop hub etc. in Battle of Britain Then & Now was completely incorrect.
When approached by the MOD ‘Operation Nightingale’ Project for ideas for a BoB 75th anniversary aircraft recovery project, to be conducted along formal archaeological lines, I suggested this site in the full knowledge that a propeller hub and other small parts were extant at site and had not been recovered. This ticked several boxes for the project team: pilot survived, team would not be faced with masses of wreckage and a Polish aircraft. Additionally, I had contact with the family of Sgt Wunsche, the Polish Embassy were engaged and on board and the HAC Hurricane had been re-painted for this season exactly in the markings of this aircraft.
The recovered items will be placed on permanent display at RAF Northolt from where the aircraft took off on 9 September 1940.
I’d also add that a piston with clock mounted in the end of con-rod and purported to be from this aircraft to be found on the internet….most certainly isn’t!!
Hope that clears up the various questions.
This also might add a little interest:
By: Creaking Door - 11th September 2015 at 12:18
Plus if they dug-up any 1973 ‘Double-Diamond’ cans!
By: paulmcmillan - 11th September 2015 at 10:22
Hub total different (well according to ‘picture’ in BoBtaN )
And BoBtaN says ‘Hub recovered’
So looks like BoBtaN picture is mixed up with another Hurricane recovery
Can anyone on did this week confirmed that it had been ‘dug before’ – I would image the ground physics would show this
By: Junk Collector - 11th September 2015 at 09:53
was the hub recovered and kept ? or recovered and put back ?. not everything was taken away, most digs now are scratching around on previous dig sites looking for missed or left behind items
By: PerfectPic Co. - 11th September 2015 at 09:37
By: Moggy C - 11th September 2015 at 08:55
Or was the 1973 report incorrect or another aircraft ?
Patently, you are safe to assume that.
Moggy
By: Denis - 10th September 2015 at 18:00
And methinks Andy Saunders was involved 🙂
By: Arabella-Cox - 10th September 2015 at 15:23
I guess it was the 1970’s afterall and a lot digging activity was going on and maybe photos and information got mixed up?
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