Flight of Gladiator II N5681 and Squadron Leader J W Donaldson on 1940-06-08

English Channel, English Channel

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1940-06-08

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On 1940-06-08, Pilot J W Donaldson (Squadron Leader, RAF) with servicenumber 32074 flew a Gladiator II with serial N5681 for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Lost when HMS Glorious sunk. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 263. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Donaldson: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom.
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