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Old 11th December 2019, 20:54
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Re: ID a pilot of a Spitfire

English translation:
On August 14, around 3:30 pm, when he attacked a German convoy at the controls of his Spitfire over Vilbert in Seine-et-Marne, he struck the wing of a tree and crashed into the ground. kilometer further. Killed on the spot, Lieutenant Gouby is identified by residents who came to the scene collecting his papers. His body, carried away by the Germans who considers him an unknown English aviator, is buried in the Coulommiers cemetery on 17 August.
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