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Flight of Hurricane I P3859 and Pilot Officer E W B Beardmore on 1940-09-18

1940-09-18 · Thames Estuary · United Kingdom

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On 1940-09-18, Pilot E W B Beardmore (Pilot Officer, RCAF) with service number C/820, flew Hurricane I serial P3859 for this duty: Patrol. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Shot down, bailed out over Thames. This aircraft was a part of unit: 1 RCAF (renumbered 401 in March 1941). The location for the map is the Thames Estuary, United Kingdom. Pilot was safe, aircraft was lost.

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