Maritime record MWX1749 - Hurricane MK I L2057
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Summary
British fighter, 11/8/1940
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
[Hawker Hurricane Mk.I single-seat fighter; one of a batch of 600 delivered between December 1937 and November 1939 to Contract No. 527112] Missing off Portland; presumed shot down by fighters, 11.8.40. (1) Builder: Hawker Aircraft Where Built: Kingston Delivered: 1937-9 Squadrons: 213/601 Date of Loss Qualifier: A
601 Squadron.P/O W.G. Dickie. Killed. Patrol. Shot down into the sea off Portland 1055 (2)
601 Squadron Crashed in sea off Portland (3)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SWX5256 Index: Halley, J J. 1993. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000 - N9999. p21.
- <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. 1325446.
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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 0741
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 179
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1325446
Record last edited
Apr 11 2024 9:49AM