Flight of Spitfire II P8596 and Squadron Leader W Lapkowski on 1941-07-02
On 1941-07-02, Pilot W Lapkowski (Squadron Leader, PAF) with servicenumber P.1506 flew a Spitfire II with serial P8596 for this duty: Escort. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Shot down by Me109 over the English Channel. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 303. The location for the map is English Channel, United Kingdom. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Lapkowski: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Lombardsijde Churchyard - Middelkerke West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
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