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Flight of Hurricane I P3873 and Flying Officer H de M Molson on 1940-10-05

1940-10-05 · Smarden · United Kingdom

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On 1940-10-05, Pilot Hartland de Montarville Molson (Flying Officer, RCAF) service number C/1226 flew Hurricane I serial P3873 for this duty: Patrol. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: shot down, bailed out over Canterbury. This aircraft was a part of unit: 1 RCAF. The location for the map is Canterbury, United Kingdom. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Molson: he was wounded in the legs. Aircraft destroyed.

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