ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247501
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 August 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 213 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N2336 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel off Sidmouth , Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Exeter, Clyst Honiton, East Devon, England |
| RAF Exeter, Clyst Honiton, East Devon, England |
213 Sqn.(Ceylon) Royal Air Force, Hawker Hurricane N2336, ditched in the English Channel, off Sidmouth , Devon, England on 27th August 1940, when on patrol from RAF Exeter, East Devon, England. The Royal Navy (attached to the RAF) pilot, Sub-Lieutenant, William James March Moss was lost with the aircraft.
Sources:
Battle of Britain, August 1940 (naval-history.net)
FAA in home waters August 1940 (rafcommands.com)
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Flying Personnel 1939 - 1947 (aircrewremembered.com)
Hurricane I N2336 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database] RAFCommands.com
RN Air Station Exeter - Regiment History, War & Military Records & Archives (forces-war-records.co.uk)
History of this aircraft
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| 1 January 1970 | - | Soviet Air Force | Russia |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2021 14:04 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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