Flight of Hurricane I P3272 and Pilot Officer J W Mitchell on 1940-04-25

English Channel, English Channel

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1940-04-25

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On 1940-04-25, Pilot J W Mitchell (Pilot Officer, RAF) with servicenumber 41942 flew a Hurricane I with serial P3272 for this duty: Patrol French Coast. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss are unknown. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 242. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Mitchell: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom.
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