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Flight of Mosquito XII HK120 and Pilot Officer S P Benge on 1943-10-08

1943-10-08 · English Channel · English Channel

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On 1943-10-08, Pilot, navigator or other duty? S P Benge (Pilot Officer, RAF) with servicenumber 145495 flew a Mosquito XII with serial HK120 for this duty: Night Patrol. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss are unknown. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 85. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Benge: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom.
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