Hawker Hurriane Mk.I L1941 (TM-A) of 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron, RAF. Written off (destroyed) 15 May 1940 when lost (failed to return) from a combat air patrol. Believed Shot down, pilot killed. According to the official Air Ministry file on the incident: "Hurricane L1941 crashed at Chaussee-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Belgium, 14 May 1940.Acting Squadron Leader J B Parnall".
Squadron Leader Parnall was the officer commanding 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron RAF. He took off from Lille-Marcq in the afternoon of the 14th May 1940 with 3 other Hurricanes for a patrol in the Louvain area. They encountered He 111s from LG 1 and then were bounced by Messerschmitt Bf 109s of JG 26. Squadron Leader Parnall was shot down and his aircraft crashed at Chausse-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Hainaut, at the place called "Hameau du Caillou". During this air combat Flight Officer Michael Royce, Sgt Stan Hamblett and Pilot Officer Blair White crashed too (the 1st South West of Brussels, the 2nd at Vollezelle and the 3rd near Arras).