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Old 8th May 2008, 20:07
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Re: F/L James Ralph Thornton, DFC (RAF39345) request information

Adriano,

I don't know about the pilot(s) on the dates you mentioned, but a candidate for the loss on 8 Oct 1940 may be Spitfire R6894 of 1 PRU. This a/c was on a photo mission to Kiel.
Claim by Oblt. Adlof Kitzinger (Stab 1./JG54) 30 km WSW Emden.
However, some sources say the Spitfire only came down in Kent (see spitfires.ukf.net) which may contribute to the pilot (Thornton?) being safe.

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Leendert
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