Maritime record MWX2332 - Spitfire MK I R6634, off Swanage

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British fighter, 18/7/1940

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[Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I standard single-seat fighter; one of a batch of 450 delivered between May 1940 and April 1941 to Contract No.B19713/39] Damaged by return fire from Ju 88 and abandoned 5 miles off Swanage, Dorset, 18.7.40. (1) Builder: Supermarine Where Built: Southampton Delivered: 1940/1 Squadron: 609 Date of Loss Qualifier: A

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  • <1> Index: Halley, J J. 1999. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000 _ R9999. p145.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1323800.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 04720 79730 (point)
Map sheet SZ07NW

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0687
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 07 NW 97
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1323800

Record last edited

Apr 8 2024 12:57PM

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