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Old 7th August 2007, 14:38
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Re: Six 238 Squadron Hurricanes to trace

I have:
P3208
18.8.40 Hurricane I 501 Sqn Calcott Hill, Sturry, Kent
Shot down by fighters Coded SD-T

P3700
303 Sqn, shot down by Bf109 over Beachy Head 09.09.40 (17:55), F/Sgt Wunsche baled out, WIA

P3703
5.7.40 Hurricane I 238 Sqn The Pennings, North Tidworth, Wilts. Dived In Ground

P3767
257 Sqn, destroyed in the landing accident at Northolt 12.07.40, P/O the Hon D.A.Coke unhurt
which could be wrong as http://fishponds.org.uk/luftbri10.html
Has the following:

21.07.40: Reconn. over airfields in Bournemouth, Bristol, Oxford and Portsmouth area: 4(F)/14.
Do 17M, Wnr.780, 5F+OM of 4(F)/14.
Oblt. Georg Thiel (B) POW injured
Fw. Fritz Bohnen (F) POW injured
Uffz. Alfred Werner (Bf) POW injured
Intercepted by the Hurricanes of A Flight, 238 Sq. (Middle Wallop);
S/Ldr. Harold Fenton, F/Lt. Donald Turner, F/O. C.T.Davies,
P/O. J.S.Wigglesworth and Sgt. L.G.Batt.
The Dornier was shot down and crash-landed at Nutford Farm, 1 mile north of
Blandford, Dorset at 15.00 hrs. During the combat Hurricane P3767, flown by P/O. C.T.Davies, was damaged by return fire.
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