Crash Sites in West Sussex | 1939 - 45 |
Year | Date | Type | Serial No | Unit | Base | Official Location | Comments |
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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 |
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Honeysuckle Lane |
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 |
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 |
Shot down by Spitfires from 602 Squadron Westhampnett |
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18 August | Ju 87B-1 | S2+UN | 5StG77 | Ham Manor Golf Course |
Forced landed after attack by Sgt B.E.P Whall 602 Sqdn. Crew badly wounded. Gunner died of wounds same day. |
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18 August | Hurricane I | R4109 | 43 Sqdn | Holme Street Farm |
P/O Carey wounded in right knee. |
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18 August | Spitfire I | K9969 | 601 Sqdn | Norway Farm, Now Body Shop HQ? |
Hit in port wing & petrol tank by Bf 109. F/O P.J Ferguson wounded. Aircraft repairable. |
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26 August | He111 P | Gl+BB | StabI./KG 55 | Court Wick Farm, Wick |
Attacked by S/Ldr. J.V.C. Badger and |
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4 September | Bf 110C-4 | 2N+BM | Stab III/ZG76 | Cote Street |
Shot down by P/O H.C Upton No. 43 Sqdn. Crew baled out, captured |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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13 October | Blenheim | Near Lancing College | B&S | ||||
1 November | Junkers Ju 88 | L1+MB | LG1 | Greyfriars Lane |
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 |
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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 |
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5 May | Spitfire IIa | 616 Sqdn | Tangmere | Dover Lane |
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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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5 August | Spitfire Vb | BL859 | 412 Sqdn | Priory Farm Arundel |
Collided with AA868 F/Sgt JD Luxton killed |
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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 |
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31 December 1942 | Boston | Kingston-on-Sea ? | B&S Presumably Kingston near Ferring |
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1943 | 17 June | Hawker Typhoon | DN484 | 182 Sqdn |
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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 |
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 |
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7 May | Spitfire |
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Central Avenue Findon Valley |
Forced landing. Site identified by two witnesses No further details |
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17 December | Lancaster | PB355 | 49 Sqdn | Fulbeck | Worthing beach | ||