Flight of Spitfire II P8244 and Sergeant R Ptacek on 1941-08-19
On 1941-08-19, Pilot R Ptacek (Sergeant, Czech) with servicenumber P.787434 flew a Spitfire II with serial P8244 for this duty: Circus. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: After attacking four enemy aircraft, he was attacked by three Me-109's and compelled to force land near St Omer. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 222. The location for the map is Saint-Omer, France. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Ptacek: he evaded. There is no commemoration location known.
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