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| Date: | Saturday 17 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | PRU RAF |
| Registration: | K9791 |
| MSN: | 5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ruhr -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Heston |
Missing on sortie over Ruhr.
Pilot:
Flt/Sgt. J.D.T. Taylor-Gill RAF PoW No.233.
Sources:
Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=11373
https://www.luftwaffe-experten.org/forums/index.php?app=forums&module=forums&controller=topic&id=310
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2008 01:58 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jun-2008 20:51 | JINX | Updated |
| 28-Dec-2011 13:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-May-2012 16:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Country, Source, ] |
| 06-Nov-2012 01:48 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
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