Maritime record MWX1741 - Hurricane MK I P3885
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Summary
British fighter, 11/8/1940
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
[Hawker Hurricane Mk.I standard fighter; one of a batch of 1000 delivered between November 1939 and July 1940 to Contract No.962371/38] Shot down off Portland, 11.8.40. (1) Builder: Hawkers, Brooklands and Langley Delivered: 1939/40 Squadron: 601 Date of Loss Qualifier: A
601 Squadron. P/O J. L. Smithers. Killed. Patrol. Shot down into the sea off Portland 1045. Buried at St Marie. Le Havre, France. Aged 24 (2)
601 Squadron Crashed in sea off Portland (3)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SWX5242 Index: Halley, J J. 1999. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000 _ R9999. p35.
- <2> SDO10198 Monograph: Franks, N L R. 1997. RAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War. Volume 1 Operational Losses 1939-41.
- <3> SDO10199 Digital archive: World Wide Web http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/dorset/dorcrash.html.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1320822.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 68090 66850 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY66NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0725
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 171
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1320822
Record last edited
Apr 9 2024 12:32PM
