Kiwi Hurricane pilot

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Hurricane P2765 UP-N of 605 Sqn was flown by Pilot Officer James Humphries RNZAF on 9 September 1940, when his flight was bounced by a group of Me110's, and he received several cannon hits, severely damging his plane and wounding his left hand. He bailed out at 12000 ft over Borden and freefell to 3000 ft when he pulled his ripcord. He drifted over a Candian camp and the soldiers started shooting at him, but luckily he only suffered a minor hit. He recuperated in the Cambridge Military Hospital atr Aldershot.

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