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Re: Grave of British pilot 14/6/41
Hello,
The a/c was a 24 Sqdn SAAF a/c serial "1609".
Details in vol 1 of " A history of the Mediterranean Air War 1940-1945", page 220.
Crew were -
Lt. E.C.Newborn - POW.
Those killed were
Air Sgt. Paul Wilhelm DeBeer BOTHMA.
Air Sgt. Reginald Ernest Oatley GILES.
2Lt. Charles Cormack GORDON.
They now rest at Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya.
Ref: CWGC.
Alex
Last edited by Alex Smart; 3rd November 2016 at 22:55.
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