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| Date: | Thursday 1 August 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 145 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P3155 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, 10 miles south of Hastings, East Sussex, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Westhampnett, Goodwood, West Sussex, England |
| RAF Westhampnett, West Sussex, England |
145 Sqn. Royal Air Force, Hawker Hurricane P3155, operating from RAF Westhampnett, Goodwood, West Sussex, was shot down into the English Channel 10 miles south of Hastings, East Sussex during the Battle of Britain when in combat with a Henschel He 126.
Crew:
Sub-Lieutenant Ian Herbert Kestin (Royal Navy pilot attached to the RAF) was lost with the aircraft.
Sources:
1. Hawker production list
2. Hurricane - Aircraft Details - Aviation Directory (worldnavalships.com)
3. Flight of Hurricane I P3155 and Sub-Lieutenant (A) I H Kestin on 1940-08-01 (backtonormandy.org)
4. War in Mediterranean, August 1940 (naval-history.net)
5. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/RoyalNavyFleetAirArmDatabase/?q=Air+Gunner&o=Aircraft&d=asc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2021 15:12 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 01-Feb-2021 17:18 | Castle | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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