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Flight of Typhoon Ib JP6651 and Pilot Officer J L Richards on 1943-11-01

1943-11-01 · English Channel · English Channel

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On 1943-11-01, Pilot J L Richards (Pilot Officer, RAF) with servicenumber 159478 flew a Typhoon Ib with serial JP6651 for this duty: Rhubarb. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss are unknown. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 197. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Richards: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom.
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