ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72337
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| Date: | Thursday 8 August 1940 |
| Time: | 09:05 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 145 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P2955 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | In sea, sw of Isle of Wight -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tangmere |
| Tangmere |
Crashed into sea.
Believed to have been shot down by Uffz.Sippel of I./JG27.
P/O L.A. Sears, missing in action.
Sources:
Battle in the Skies over the Isle of Wight
HJT Leal
Isle of Wight County Press. 1988.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2010 23:53 | John Baker | Added |
| 02-Jul-2010 01:00 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2012 13:03 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2015 07:58 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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