On 1940-07-31, Pilot F W Eley (Sergeant, RAF) with servicenumber 745677 flew a Spitfire I with serial P9398 for this duty: Patrol. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Shot down off Folkestone. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 74. The location for the map is Folkestone, United Kingdom. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Eley: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Wrenbury (St. Margaret) Churchyard, United Kingdom.
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