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MORE PARACHUTE DESCENTS BEING ADDED WEEKLY - AND PHOTOS AS AND WHEN FOUND |
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1940 |
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Bail-Outs for |
| Date | crew who bailed out | position | notes | status | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial |
based |
mission | cause | crashed |
| 1st September 1940 | F/O B V Kerwin | pilot | bad burns | Wounded |
RAF |
Hurricane I | P3963 | 1(RCAF) Sqn | Patrol | combat with Do 215s/Me 110s | over Shipbourne, Kent |
| 1st September 1940 | F/O A Yuile | pilot | OK |
RAF |
Hurricane I | 84171 | 1(RCAF) Sqn | Patrol | combat with bombers and fighters. 1430 | near West Malling | |
| 1st September 1940 | F/O R A Thompson | pilot | Wounded |
RAF |
Spitfire I | 72 Sqn | Patrol | combat with Me 109 at 1130 | over Hythe | ||
| 1st September 1940 | F/O D F B Sheen | pilot | See also 5th September 1940 | OK |
RAF |
Spitfire I | X4109 | 72 Sqn | Patrol | combat with fighters, 1150 | Ham Street, Kent |
| 1st September 1940 | F/O A V Gowers | pilot | wounded and badly burned. Baled out and fell with his parachute on fire | Wounded |
RAF |
Hurricane I | V7343 | 85 Sqn | Patrol | combat with Me 109, at 1415 | over Oxted, Kent |
| 1st September 1940 | Sgt G B Booth | pilot | burned and severely injured. Died 7th February 1941 | Wounded |
RAF |
Hurricane I | L2071 'O' | 85 Sqn | Patrol | 1415 | crashed at Sanderstead, Surrey |
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1st September 1940 3rd bale out |
![]() Flying Offr. Patrick Philip 'Woody' Woods-Scawen |
pilot |
Baled out too low and was killed brother of Pilot Officer Charles Anthony “Tony” Woods-Scawen KIA 2nd September 1940
See also |
killed |
RAF |
Hurricane I | P3150 | 85 Sqn | combat with a Bf 109, 1415 | near Kenley | |
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2nd September 1940 4th bale out |
![]() Pilot Officer Charles Anthony “Tony” Woods-Scawen |
pilot |
Baled out too low and was killed brother of Flying Offr. Patrick Philip 'Woody' Woods-Scawen KIA 1st September 1940
see also |
killed |
RAF |
Hurricane I | V7420 | 43 Sqn | Patrol | combat with Me 109, 1330, aircraft set on fire | near Ivychurch |
| 2nd September 1940 |
![]() F/O David Basil Bell‑Salter |
pilot | wounded & injured landing | Wounded |
RAF |
Hurricane I | V6640 | 253 Sqn | Patrol | combat at 1300 | near Rye |
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Patrol. after ; . See also 18th May 1940.
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August 1940 - Fighter Command lost ## aircraft - # successful bale-outs. |
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