Monument record MDO19760 - Hurricane

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Hurricane N2485

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Hurricane N2485 Shot down by bf109 of 111/JG27 and crashed off Portland(1) Sergeant-Pilot Frederick John Power Dixon in Hurricane N2485 of 501 Squadron from RAF Middle Wallop was shot down at 08.00 today … ten miles south east of Portland Bill. Baled out and body later recovered off France. (2) Uncertain of original source material.

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  • <1> Digital archive: World Wide Web http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/dorset/dorcrash.html.
  • <2> Monograph: Legg, R. 2000. Wartime Dorset - The Complete History. .

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Grid reference SY 78733 56469 (point)
Map sheet SY75NE

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0674

Record last edited

Sep 11 2008 11:24AM

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