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| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 1940 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 242 (All Canadian) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P2976 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | the North Sea, off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Coltishall, Norfolk |
| RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Hurricane P2976 shot down into the North Sea, off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, on the 29th August 1940, when on a convoy patrol.
Crew:
Midshipman Peter John PATTERSON ( Royal Navy pilot, attached to the RAF) was lost with the aircraft.
Sources:
Battle of Britain, August 1940 (naval-history.net)
N-5490 - Patterson
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Flying Personnel 1939 - 1947 (aircrewremembered.com)
Swordfish P4260 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database] RAFCommands.com
No.242 Sqn RAF - Squadron Details - Aviation Directory (worldnavalships.com)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._242_Squadron_RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2021 00:08 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 02-Feb-2021 11:39 | Castle | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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