Serial number: P2856

Unit: No 73 Squadron

Call sign: N/K

Date of loss: 14/05/1940

One of five Hurricanes lost by No 73 Squadron this day. This aircraft was shot down in combat with Bf110s of III./ZG26 and crashed into the Bois de Voncq, north of Vouziers, France, at 12.25pm. It is believed that the 24-year old pilot, Sgt Thomas 'Tich' Pyne, baled out of his aircraft, but he was found dead. Originally buried at Voncq French Military Cemetery, Thomas Pyne was later re-interred in Choloy War Cemetery. His father was a former RAF pilot and his brother, Derrick Pyne, was also killed on active service with the RAF, in 1943.

The relics on display here are small pieces of airframe, a radiator hose clip and numerous pieces of perspex from the aircraft's canopy. These items were kindly donated to the museum by Jon Harrisson of Leominster.