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30th Jul 2010, 08:48

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Steve Bond

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Hi Cengiz,

Actually, he crashed in Spitfire V W3456 on 10 Nov 44, when the aircraft was "owned" by 17 SFTS at Cranwell, but possibly on loan to 308 squadron at Northolt. The crash occured on approach to Heston, following engine failure.

Steve

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