Flight of Hurricane I L1899 and Sergeant P Hillwood on 1940-05-17

Vitry-en-Artois, France

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1940-05-17

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On 1940-05-17, Pilot P Hillwood (Sergeant, RAF) with an unknown servicenumber, flew a Hurricane I with serial L1899 for this duty: Patrol. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Made a forced landing near Vitry, being damaged by a Do 17 of 5/KG76 near Cambrai and a Me 109 of 1/JG3. Aircraft burned. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 3. The location for the map is Vitry-en-Artois, France. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Hillwood: he was injured. There is no commemoration location known.
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