Maritime record MWX2141 - Spitfire MK I N3023, off Weymouth
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Summary
British fighter, 1940, lost 27/7/40
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Full Description
[Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I single-seat fighter; one of a batch of 200 delivered between September 1939 and January 1940 to Contract No.527113/36] Shot down by Bf 109 off Weymouth, Dorset, 27.7.40. (1) Delivered: 1939/1940 Squadron: 609 Date of Loss Qualifier: A
609 Squadron. P/O R.J.Buchanan. Killed. Convoy Patrol. Shot down off Weymouth by Me 109 of JG27 at 1020.(2)
609 Squadron Shot down and crashed off Weymouth . P/O Buchanan killed. (3)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SWX5256 Index: Halley, J J. 1993. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000 - N9999. p136.
- <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. 1329002.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 71783 77330 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY77NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0638
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SW 107
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1329002
Record last edited
Apr 2 2024 1:29PM