ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90914
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| Date: | Sunday 11 August 1940 |
| Time: | 11:38 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 145 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P2951 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, S of Swanage, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Westhampnett |
During the morning of the 11th August squadrons were scrambled to intercept some 150 plus enemy aircraft heading for England. The Luftwaffe formation was made up with He111’s and Ju88’s escorted by Bf109’s and Bf110’s.
A huge dogfight took place over the Channel and the pilots had to be careful not to shoot down their own, such were the large numbers involved. Flying Officer Guy Rawstron Branch G.C. 90137 R.A.F.V.R. Age 26 was shot down by German Luftwaffe fighter ace Erich Rudorffer, and his aircraft (Hawker Hurricane P9251) was seen to hit the sea. His body later washed up in France and buried at the church in Quiberville.
Sources:
1. "Fallen Officers - Royal Air Force" (Obituaries). The Times (London). Tuesday, 4 February 1941. (48841), col B, p. 9.
2. http://www.luftwaffe.cz/rudorffer.html
3. http://aircrewremembered.com/branch-guy.html#sthash.lLakDr3x.dpuf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Branch
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2689061/BRANCH,%20GUY%20RAWSTRON
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2014 19:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2015 09:11 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 25-Jan-2019 12:35 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
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