A single-seater Hurricane Fighter crashed during a thunderstorm in Sussex and hit the ground while travelling at the rate of 400 miles an hour. The engine was buried 40 feet. The pilot, who attempted to use his parachute but failed, was hilled.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4801, 23 June 1939, Page 4
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42Untitled King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4801, 23 June 1939, Page 4
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