Hurricane L2004 at Sherburn in Elmet airfield.

On 17th April 1940 this 242 Squadron aircraft landed at Sherburn in Elmet airfield. A short time later, at 15.30hrs, while taxying around the airfield the aircraft ran on to soft ground outside of the marked landing area which caused the undercarriage to collapse.

Pilot - P/O R H Weins.


Weins appears to have been Canadian. He crashed 242 Squadron Hurricane L1665 in France on 18th May 1940 and was injured.

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