Site of crashed Second World War British Fighter, Hurricane, Clacton-on-Sea (EHER 81196)
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Summary
Site of crashed Second World War British Fighter (Hurricane Mk. IIA Z2513) plane, which crashed in 1941.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TM 1791 1456 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TENDRING, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Information from NRHE data transfer.
The aircraft was a Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIA standard fighter. It was 1 of a batch of 1000 delivered between August 1940 and July 1941 to Contract No. B62305/39]
It went missing from patrol off Clacton, Essex, 23.4.1941, the cause not known. <1>
Builder: Hawker, Kingston, Brooklands and Langley
Delivered: 1940-1
Squadron: 242
Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Sources
- <1> SEX76402 Bibliographic reference: Halley, J.J.. 1998. Royal Air Force Aircraft W1000-Z9999. pp. 129.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1357401
- National Monuments Record: TM 11 SE 49