ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176716
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| Date: | Sunday 18 August 1940 |
| Time: | 17:50 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P2923 |
| MSN: | VY-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea 30 miles East of Clacton, Essex. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Croydon, Surrey |
Pilot F/O R.H.A. 'Dickie' LEE of No 85 Sqn was killed while he was on patrol on the 18th of August 1940. He was lost in his Hurricane after chasing three Bf 109's off the east coast,
Crew:
F/O (33208) Richard Hugh Anthony 'Dickie' LEE DSO DFC (pilot) RAF - killed
Sources:
85 Sqdn ORB
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 May 1940 | N2388 | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | between Tongres and St Trond, near Maastricht, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 19 May 1940 | P2923 | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | near Lille |  |
w/o |
| 20 May 1940 | P3426 | 85 Sqn RAF | 1 | near Amiens, Somme department of the Picardy region | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2015 18:32 | Nepa | Added |
| 07-Jun-2015 19:04 | Digger | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Jun-2015 12:03 | INV | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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