ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138397
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| Date: | Thursday 8 August 1940 |
| Time: | 09:15 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 145 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P3381 |
| MSN: | SO-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, South West of the Isle of Wight -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Westhampnett, Goodwood, Chichester, West Sussex |
| RAF Westhampnett, Goodwood, Chichester, West Sussex |
Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 P3381, (SO-E) 145 Squadron, RAF Westhampnett, Goodwood, Chichester, West Sussex; Destroyed at 09:15 Local time on 8.8.40 in combat operations over the English Channel, south west of the Isle of Wight. Shot down by Bf.109 while on Convoy Escort Patrol. Pilot, Sgt E.D. Baker was believed to have been shot down by Feldwebel Müller of I Gruppe of JG27
Pilot - Sgt Eric Debnam Baker (Service Number 7400570 aged 28 - posted as missing, believed killed in action.
It was 145 Squadron from Westhampnett in the Tangmere Sector that suffered the worst casualties for the day, five pilots were killed and their aircraft destroyed.
Sources:
1. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1083208/baker,-eric-debnam/
2. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502723
3. https://suitcasesvulturesandspies.com/raf-westhampnett-memorial-page.php
4. http://wight.hampshireairfields.co.uk/iowc.html
5. https://www.aviationartprints.com/aircrew_data.php?AircrewID=5844
6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15244871/eric-debnam-baker
7. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/so-it-began-their-finest-hour.31735/page-4#post-393629
8. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/BakerED.htm
9. https://www.battleofbritain1940.net/0023.html
10. http://www.mark-baker.org/p/when-i-was-learning-to-fly-after-ten.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2011 08:12 | angels one five | Added |
| 04-Jan-2012 12:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2012 21:46 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2019 23:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2019 23:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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