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Flight of Beaufighter I R2260 and Sergeant B Ryall on 1941-05-06

1941-05-06 · English Channel · English Channel

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On 1941-05-06, Pilot, navigator or other duty? B Ryall (Sergeant, RAF) with servicenumber 746911 flew a Beaufighter I with serial R2260 for this duty: Night Sortie. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Baled out and lost. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 29. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Ryall: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom.
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