Battle of Barking Creek

Battle of Barking Creek
	Part of the Western Front of World War II
	; A flight of No. 151 Squadron Hurricanes, a squadron involved in the incident, taking off from North Weald
Date	6 September 1939
Location	Barking Creek, England
Result	; 1 Hawker Hurricane destroyed, 1 pilot killed; 1 Hawker Hurricane destroyed, pilot survived

The Battle of Barking Creek was a friendly fire incident over England on 6 September 1939 that caused the first death of a British fighter pilot in the Second World War.

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