Site of crashed Second World War Hurricane Mk. IIC, sea off Walton-on-the-Naze (EHER 81582)
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Summary
Site of crashed Second World War Hurricane Mk. IIC Z3064 which dived into the sea off Walton-on-the-Naze in 1941.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TM 2567 2156 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FRINTON AND WALTON, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Information from NRHE:
Site of crashed WWII Hurricane Mk. IIC Z3064 which dived into the sea off Walton-on-the-Naze in 1941.
A Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIC standard fighter; one of a batch of 1000 delivered between August 1940 and July 1941 to Contract No. B62305/39.
It dived into sea off Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, on 29th April, 1941.
The builder was Hawker, Kingston, Brooklands and Langley
It was delivered between 1940-1 to Squadron 3
Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Sources
- <1> SEX76402 Bibliographic reference: Halley, J.J.. 1998. Royal Air Force Aircraft W1000-Z9999. p 133.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1354239
- National Monuments Record: TM 22 SW 31