Maritime record MWX1984 - Typhoon MK IB RB256

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British fighter, 11/8/1945

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[Hawker Typhoon Mk. IB standard ground-support fighter; one of a batch of 255 delivered between September 1944 and January 1945] Blew up recovering from RP dive and crashed off Chesil Bank, Dorset, 11.8.45; RP motor believed to have exploded. (1) Builder: Glosters Where Built: Hucclecote Delivered: 1944/5 Squadron: 182 Date of Loss Qualifier: A

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  • <1> Index: Halley, J J. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100 - RZ999. p100.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4205-6. 1340469.

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Location

Grid reference SY 60500 79880 (point)
Map sheet SY67NW

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0769
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 111
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1340469

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Apr 10 2024 5:05PM

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