Maritime record MWX1747 - Spitfire MK I R6994, off Portland
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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] Shot down by Bf 109s off Portland, Dorset, 25.8.40. (1)
Builder: Supermarine Where Built: Southampton Delivered: 1940/1 Squadron: 152 Date of Loss Qualifier: A
152 Squadron. P/O T.S.Wildblood MID. Killed. Patrol. Shot down off Portland 1730. Mentioned in dispatches 17th March 1941 (2)
Shot down and crashed in sea off Dorset coast(3)
<1> Halley, J J, 1999, Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000 _ R9999, p148 (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, 1323969 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SWX5242 Index: Halley, J J. 1999. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000 _ R9999. p148.
- <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. 1323969.
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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 0743
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 177
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1323969
Record last edited
Apr 9 2024 12:12PM
