Maritime record MWX1739 - Hurricane MK I P3789
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[Hawker Hurricane Mk.I standard fighter; one of a batch of 1000 delivered between November 1939 and July 1940 to Contract No.962371/38] Missing from interception off Portland, Dorset, 11.8.40. (1) Builder: Hawkers, Brooklands and Langley Delivered: 1939/40 Squadrons: 238/213 Date of Loss Qualifier: A
213 Squadron. Sgt S.L. Butterfield DFM. Killed. Patrol. Shot down off Portland 1100. Buried at Boulogne Eastern, France. Aged 27. (2)
213 Squadron Shot down and crashed in sea off Portland. Pilot killed. (3)
Parts on display in Nothe Fort Museum, Weymouth
<1> Halley, J J, 1999, Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000 _ R9999, p34 (Index). SWX5242.
<2> Franks, N L R, 1997, RAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War. Volume 1 Operational Losses 1939-41 (Monograph). SDO10198.
<3> World Wide Web http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/dorset/dorcrash.html (Digital archive). SDO10199.
<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1320720 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SWX5242 Index: Halley, J J. 1999. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000 _ R9999. p34.
- <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. 1320720.
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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 0727
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 169
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1320720
Record last edited
Apr 9 2024 12:27PM
