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Flt Lt Eric Parkin (deceased)
After converting to Hurricanes, Parkin was posted to France to join 501 Squadron. In mid-June the squadron prepared to evacuate France. The squadron reassembled at Croydon on the 21st. In the late evening of July 31st 1940 the squadron took off from Hawkinge to return to Gravesend, but his aircraft had a starting problem and he took off late. Arriving at Gravesend in failing light he undershot the runway and touched coiled barbed wire on the boundary which caused the Hurricane to become inverted. Badly injured he was admitted to Gravesend Hospital, later transferred to Halton and did not rejoin 501 until February 5th 1941. With a non-operational category, he was posted away for an instructors course on April 16th 1941 and was instructing until the end of the war. Sadly, Eric Parkin passed away on 23rd July 2008.
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Items Signed by Flt Lt Eric Parkin (deceased) |
  | Clipped Signature - Eric Parkin. Price : £45.00 | Flew Hurricanes with No.501 Sqn during the Battle of France and evacuated back to Britain with them. On the last day of July 1940, his Hurricane took off late and, arriving at Gravesend in failing light, undershot the runway and crashed, the injuri...... | |
  | Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) SOLD OUT | Released on the 65th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain a new limited edition to commemorate Churchills famous few. Stalwart of the Battle of Britain, the Hawker Hurricane equipped the majority of the RAF squadrons that defended Britain during tha...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £180.00 | Released on the 65th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain a new limited edition to commemorate Churchills famous few. Stalwart of the Battle of Britain, the Hawker Hurricane equipped the majority of the RAF squadrons that defended Britain during tha...... | |
| | Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) Price : £300.00 | Released on the 65th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain a new limited edition to commemorate Churchills famous few. Stalwart of the Battle of Britain, the Hawker Hurricane equipped the majority of the RAF squadrons that defended Britain during tha...... | |
| | Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (XX) Price : £160.00 | Released on the 65th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain a new limited edition to commemorate Churchills famous few. Stalwart of the Battle of Britain, the Hawker Hurricane equipped the majority of the RAF squadrons that defended Britain during tha...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Flt Lt Eric Parkin (deceased) |
  | 501 Sqn Hurricane Prints Pack Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £150 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Ground Force by Ivan Berryman. (D) Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
| | 501 and 253 Squadron Hurricane Prints Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £150 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Ground Force by Ivan Berryman. (B) Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
  | Battle of Britain Hurricane and Spitfire Aviation Prints. Pack Price : £340.00 Saving : £154 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Fear Nothing by Anthony Saunders. Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
 | Hurricane and Spitfire Aviation Print Pack by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £260.00 Saving : £130 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Fighter Legend - Johnnie Johnson by Nicolas Trudgian. |
| Squadrons for : Flt Lt Eric Parkin (deceased) | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Flt Lt Eric Parkin (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
| Squadron | Info | |
Country : UK Founded : 14th June 1929 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 County of Gloucester, City of Bristol (Auxiliary) Nil time - Fear nothing | No.501 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
| Aircraft for : Flt Lt Eric Parkin (deceased) | |||
| A list of all aircraft associated with Flt Lt Eric Parkin (deceased). A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
| Squadron | Info | ||
Manufacturer : Hawker Production Began : 1936 Number Built : 14533 | Hurricane Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon. All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots. The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built. | ||
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