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On 1945-04-20, Pilot F Lewis (Flight Lieutenant, RAF) with an unknown servicenumber, flew a Spitfire XVI with serial TB836 for this duty: Bombing . His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Abandoned. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 66. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Lewis: he died, but circumstances of death are unknown. There is no commemoration location known.
Correction!! Frank Lewis, my father, was hit by anti aircraft fire while dive bombing a bridge. He lost height while trying to open the stuck canopy and had to bale out without turning the plane over. He luckily missed the tailplane, landed in a tree and was picked up by Canadians. The plane crashed at Geldermalsen in Holland as recorded in ASN Wikibase. He got back to his squadron 3 days later and lived till 2005./span>
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