The story
Name: R B LONG
Rank: Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Observer
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 816 Squadron
Ship/station: R.A.F. Thorney Island
Aircraft: Swordfish
Place of death: Near Le Havre, English Channel
Circumstances: POW
Rank: Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Observer
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 816 Squadron
Ship/station: R.A.F. Thorney Island
Aircraft: Swordfish
Place of death: Near Le Havre, English Channel
Circumstances: POW
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