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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[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)


<1> Halley, J J, 1993, Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000 - N9999, p136 (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, 1329002 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Index: Halley, J J. 1993. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000 - N9999. p136.
  • <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. 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

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