Crash Sites in West Sussex 1939 - 45

Year Date Type Serial No Unit Base Official Location Comments
               
Entries in red still under investigation    
1940 19 July Hurricane I P3140 43 Sqdn   Angmering-on-Sea F/Lt J Simpson baled out wounded over Worthing.
  20 July Hurricane I P3478 43 Sqdn   Amberley Forced landing. Engine seized due to loss of oil pressure. Sgt J Hallowes unhurt.
  16 August Heinkel 111P G1+FR 7/KG55

 

Honeysuckle Lane
High Salvington

Attacked by F/Lt. R.F. Boyd and Blue Section of No. 602 Squadron during an attack on Heathrow aerodrome.
  16 August Heinkel 111P G1+HP 7/KG55  

Annington Farm
Bramber

Shot down by S/Ldr. D.A. Pemberton from No. 1 Sqdn during an attack on Heathrow aerodrome.
  16 August Bf 110C 2N+AP 9./ZG76  

Lee Farm
Patching

Shot down by Spitfires from 602 Squadron Westhampnett
Forced landing near Cockhill Barn east of Harrow Hill. Minor damage. Crew captured unhurt.

  18 August Ju 87B-1 S2+UN 5StG77  

Ham Manor Golf Course
Angmering

Forced landed after attack by Sgt B.E.P Whall 602 Sqdn.

Crew badly wounded. Gunner died of wounds same day.

  18 August Hurricane I R4109 43 Sqdn  

Holme Street Farm
Pulborough

P/O Carey wounded in right knee.
Overturned during forced landing in field..
Shown on OS map as Homestreet Farm

  18 August Spitfire I K9969 601 Sqdn  

Norway Farm,
Rustington

Now Body Shop HQ?

Hit in port wing & petrol tank by Bf 109.
Further damage in collision with Poling RDF mast.
Flew though HT cables during crash-landing

F/O P.J Ferguson wounded. Aircraft repairable.

  26 August He111 P Gl+BB StabI./KG 55   Court Wick Farm,
Wick

Attacked by S/Ldr. J.V.C. Badger and
Sgt. H.J.L. Hallowes of 43 Squadron. Also 602 Squadron S/Ldr. A.V.R. Johnstone during raid on Portsmouth Harbour.

  4 September Bf 110C-4 2N+BM Stab III/ZG76  

Cote Street
High Salvington

Shot down by P/O H.C Upton No. 43 Sqdn.

Crew baled out, captured

  4 September Bf 110C-4 3M+AA Stab ZG2   Mill Hill
Shoreham

Shot down by F/Lt T.F Dalton-Morgan 43 Sqdn, P/O H.T Gilbert 601 Sqdn & P/O H.W Moody 602 Sqdn. Possibly also attacked by Sgt G.W Jefferys 43 Sqdn.

Forced landed on Downs. Crew captured.

  4 September Bf 110C-4 2N+DP Stab III/ZG76   Church Farm
Washington

Shot down by F/Lt T.F Dalton-Morgan 43 Sqdn. Also attacked by Sgt M.C.B Boddington 234 Sqdn.
Dived into ground between Rowdell House & church. Exploded on impact. No sign of crew.
Now the site of a bridge over the A24.

  4 September Bf 110C-4 2H+NM 7/ZG76   Portway
Steyning

Engaged by Spitfires of 234 Sqdn & severely damaged.

'Almost perfect' forced landing at Strivens Farm. Crew captured unhurt.
I think this should be Pepperscoombe Farm.

  4 September Bf 110C-4 2N+CN

8/ZG76

  Black Patch Hill
Patching
Believed to be that claimed by F/O P.W Horton & Sgt Z. Klein of 234 Sqdn. Crew captured unhurt.
  4 September Hurricane I R4214

601 Sqdn

Tangmere Near Goring

Forced landing. Pilot Jerzy Jankiewicz wounded.
Damaged in combat with Bf 110 over Worthing.

  13 October Blenheim       Near Lancing College B&S
  1 November Junkers Ju 88 L1+MB LG1  

Greyfriars Lane
Storrington

Hit north side of Downs between Greyfriars & Rackham Clump. Bounced off hill & came to rest in Greyfriars Lane. 3 crew killed. I badly injured.
               
1941 19 January Heinkel 111H-3 V4+FH 1/KG1   Wyckham Farm
Steyning
 
  23 March Ju 88       Parsons Farm, Poling B&S
  4 June Spitfire PR?       Near the Mill House
Findon
B&S
Eyewitness report. Painted blue. No further details
  5 May Spitfire IIa   616 Sqdn Tangmere

Dover Lane
Angmering

Crashed after F/O LH Casson baled out
  May - July Spitfire  

145 Sqdn

Merston ?
Tolmare Farm
Long Furlong
Eyewitness report. Pilot name Sabourin ?
No further details.
  17 May Heinkel 111P-2 G1+GR 7/KG55   On Downs at
Sompting
Shot down by P/O A.J. Hodgkinson DFC and Sgt.B.E. Dye in a Beaufighter from No. 219 Squadron.
  21 July Spitfire Vb   616 Sqdn Westhampnett Oldlands Farm,
Shripney
Crashed on approach to Tangmere.
Sgt Nelson killed.
  21 July Spitfire IIb   145 Sqdn Merston Marigolds Field,
Shripney
Spun into ground searching for crash site of Sgt Nelson. Sgt Gilbert killed.
  5 August Spitfire Vb AA868 412 Sqdn   Priory Farm
Arundel
Collided with BL859
P/O GT Koellhoffer killed
  5 August Spitfire Vb BL859 412 Sqdn   Priory Farm
Arundel
Collided with AA868
F/Sgt JD Luxton killed
  1 September Hampden I AD833 16 OTU Upper Heyford Lancing College Night exercise. Crashed into tree while attempting to land at Shoreham Airport in bad visibility.
               
1942 8/9 August Heinkel 111 ?       Lyndhurst Road
Worthing
Hit by AA fire. Crashed on house used as billet by 3rd Anti-tank Regt. 5 crew + 3 soldiers dead. 5 soldiers injured.
  4 November Typhoon   486 Sqdn
Tangmere Stanhope Lodge
Durrington
Forced landing
Sgt Walker slightly injured
  31 December 1942 Boston       Kingston-on-Sea ? B&S
Presumably Kingston near Ferring
               
1943 17 June Hawker Typhoon DN484 182 Sqdn

 

Long Furlong Forced Landing
Engine failure
  29/30 November Whitley V BD259 81 OTU   Lancing Forced landing in marsh
               
1944 31 January Mosquito      

Priors Leas
Poling

B&S No further details
  6 March Mosquito NF.Mk.XIII HK464 FIU Ford Sea Lane
Ferring

B&S 200 yards East of Sea Lane
also reported Goring Hall

  7 May Spitfire

 

    Central Avenue
Findon Valley
Forced landing. Site identified by two witnesses
No further details
  17 December Lancaster PB355 49 Sqdn Fulbeck Worthing beach