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Flight of Hurricane IIc BP707 and Flight Lieutenant J W L Ellacombe on 1942-08-19
English Channel, English Channel
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On 1942-08-19, Pilot J W L Ellacombe (Flight Lieutenant, RAF) with an unknown servicenumber, flew a Hurricane IIc with serial BP707 for this duty: Recce. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Abandoned. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 253. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Ellacombe: he died, but circumstances of death are unknown. There is no commemoration location known.There are several possibilities in investigating the flight records on WW2 History Europe. All the flights are plotted on maps, sorted day by day, by squadron, by type aircraft, by year or month, by location and much more! Don't miss this!!!
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