This page commemorates
Flt Lt Brian Leonard George HAWKINS (88874) of the RAFVR
Awards for Brian Leonard George HAWKINS 88874
London Gazette Entries
This is a "Fuzzy Search" and is not guaranteed to fetch the exact entries.
| Number | Name /Text | London Gazette Details |
|---|
| 88874 | 903326 Brian Leonard George HAWKINS | London Gazette issue : 35037 , Dated 1941-01-07 , Download #35037 |
| 88874 | R A F V R B L G HAWKINS | London Gazette issue : 36329 , Dated 1944-01-11 , Download #36329 |
| 88874 | B L G HAWKINS | London Gazette issue : 35845 , Dated 1943-01-01 , Download #35845 |
| 88874 | B L G HAWKINS | London Gazette supplement : 35498 , Dated 1942-03-24 , Download #35498 |
Captivity Details for Brian Leonard George HAWKINS 88874
National Archives AIR81 - Fuzzy Search
| Citation | AIR81 Casualty File Description | Link |
| AIR81/9863 | Pilot Officer B L G Hawkins: interned, baled from aircraft, enemy action northern France, Hurricane Z3470, 245 Squadron, 26 November 1941. | C16998110 |
Aircraft Accident / Loss Entry
| Date: 26 Oct 41 Aircraft: Hurricane IIb Z3470 Unit 245 Sqdn Airfield /Crash Location , France |
| Details | |
| Source | Henk Welting's Database |
| Aircrew details | Plt Offr Brian Leonard George HAWKINS(88874) |
| 245 Squadron codes question | Hurricane Z3470 was indeed coded ?-DX (as viewed on the port side) and was being flown by F/O Brian Hawkins when he was shot down by flak over Brittany on 26 October 1941. This aircraft was captured largely intact by the Germans.
A question mark (?) was used as an extra individual code letter on a number of occasions and not just within 245 sqdn. 32 sqdn famously had a series of them including Spitfire IX MJ730.
I have also seen it applied to a Beaufighter.
Ian ....Read More. | ian94avenge on 21st March 2012 11:01:36 |
