Maritime record MWX2142 - Spitfire MK I N3226, off Weymouth

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Summary

British fighter, 25/8/1940

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

[Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I single-seat fighter; one of a batch of 200 delivered between September 1939 and January 1940 to Contract No.5276113/36] Shot down by Bf 109s in sea S of Dorchester, Dorset, 25.8.40. (1) Delivered: 1939/40 Squadron: 602 Date of Loss Qualifier: A
602 Squadron. Sgt M. H. Sprague. Patrol. Baled out after combat with Me 109's off Portland, 1745 and rescued.(2)


<1> Halley, J J, 1993, Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000 - N9999, p140 (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> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1329170 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Index: Halley, J J. 1993. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000 - N9999. p140.
  • <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: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1329170.

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Location

Grid reference SY 70530 80370 (point)
Map sheet SY78SW

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0639
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SW 108
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1329170

Record last edited

Mar 18 2024 4:41PM

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