Maritime record MWX1749 - Hurricane MK I L2057

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Summary

British fighter, 11/8/1940

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

[Hawker Hurricane Mk.I single-seat fighter; one of a batch of 600 delivered between December 1937 and November 1939 to Contract No. 527112] Missing off Portland; presumed shot down by fighters, 11.8.40. (1) Builder: Hawker Aircraft Where Built: Kingston Delivered: 1937-9 Squadrons: 213/601 Date of Loss Qualifier: A
601 Squadron.P/O W.G. Dickie. Killed. Patrol. Shot down into the sea off Portland 1055 (2)
601 Squadron Crashed in sea off Portland (3)


<1> Halley, J J, 1993, Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000 - N9999, p21 (Index). SWX5256.

<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, 1325446 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Index: Halley, J J. 1993. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000 - N9999. p21.
  • <2> Monograph: Franks, N L R. 1997. RAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War. Volume 1 Operational Losses 1939-41.
  • <3> Digital archive: World Wide Web http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/dorset/dorcrash.html.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1325446.

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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 0741
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 179
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1325446

Record last edited

Apr 11 2024 9:49AM

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