31st August 1940 08.50hrs
Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3175
257 (Burma) Squadron Royal Air Force
RAF Martlesham Heath Suffolk England
Stone Point, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England
Hurricane P3175: The aircraft was shot down during combat with
Me110’s at 16000 feet over Clacton on Sea, Essex, UK.
Pilot P/O Gerard H. Maffett bailed out at low level but was
killed when his parachute failed to open.
In 1978 we were tasked with preserving the wreckage of P3175 in an outbuilding
at RAF Hendon prior to the opening of The Battle Of Britain Hall.
Maffett’s Hurricane had been on display until closure of the
Battle of Britain Hall in 2018. It is currently believed to be
in storage at RAF Cosford.