Flight of Spitfire II P8566 and Sergeant G W L Matthews on 1941-07-03

On 1941-07-03, Pilot G W L Matthews (Sergeant, RAF) with servicenumber 777634 flew a Spitfire II with serial P8566 for this duty: Sweep. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Shot down. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 266. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Matthews: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Dunkirk Town Cemetery, France.
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