On 1943-06-15, Pilot M T Cotton (Pilot Officer, RAAF) with servicenumber AUS.408204 flew a Whirlwind I with serial P7000 for this duty: Shipping Recce. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss are unknown. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 263. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Cotton: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom.
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