Collection: WWII 1940 Battle of Britain Sergeant-Pilot Hugh Charles Adams SHOT DOWN R.A.F. British Hurricane Wreckage Fragment - Elham Recovered.
This incredible rare and museum-grade collection of WWII artifacts are Battle of Britain R.A.F. aircraft wreckage fragment from a British Hurricane of No. 501 Squadron. This Royal Air Force British Hurricane was piloted by Sergeant-Pilot Hugh Charles Adams who was shot down during an air-to-air dogfight by a German aircraft on September 6th, 1940. Sergeant-Pilot Hugh Charles Adams crashed at Clavertye, near Elham where he was listed as KILLED IN ACTION. Over the course of his service in the R.A.F. Sergeant-Pilot Hugh Charles Adams served valiantly in combat against German attacking planes during the Battle of Britain. Sergeant-Pilot Hugh Charles Adams was shot down multiple times…bailing out and surviving each time. His luck, however, would soon run out as Sergeant-Pilot Hugh Charles Adams was KILLED IN ACTION on September 6th, 1940. These artifacts of Sergeant-Pilot Hugh Charles Adams that were shot down near Kent are a testament to the R.A.F. pilots that gave their lives in defence of Britain. These smaller and medium-sized fragments of this R.A.F. Hurrican were preserved and salved during the salvage and recovery efforts of the aircraft.
