Flight of Whirlwind I P6993 and unknown rank unknown name on 1943-06-21
Flight of Whirlwind I P6993 and unknown rank unknown name on 1943-06-21
Sandwich, United Kingdom
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On 1943-06-21, Pilot unknown name (unknown rank, RAF) with an unknown servicenumber, flew a Whirlwind I with serial P6993 for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Crashed at Sandwich Kent. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 137. The location for the map is Sandwich, United Kingdom. Circumstances at the end of this mission for this unknown person: 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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P6993 was not lost off Sandwich on night of 21/22 June 1943, after engine failure(s) it force-landed with wheels up at Manston and was wrecked there. The pilot was only slightly injured.