ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68064
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| Date: | Monday 9 September 1940 |
| Time: | 17:35 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 607 (County of Durham) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P2728 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bockingfold Farm, Goudhurst -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere |
| RAF Tangmere |
Shot down by Bf 109s during combat over the Mayfield area, at about 5:30 p.m.
Plt. Off. George (G.J.) Drake killed.
Remains found in 1972, the first of Battle of Britain fatalities discovered previously "Missing in Action".
P/O Drake was buried with full military honours at Brookwood Military Cemetery on 22/11/72.
Sources:
Battle Over Britain, Francis K. Mason, 1969.
http://web.archive.org/web/20120719094557/http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba75/feat1.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2009 23:24 | Scotty45 | Added |
| 11-Feb-2011 04:39 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2011 14:49 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2011 23:14 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2012 07:39 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2012 15:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 04-Jul-2013 20:06 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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