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Flight of Hurricane IIa Z2309 and Pilot Officer J Macinski on 1940-09-04

1940-09-04 · English Channel · United Kingdom

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On 1940-09-04, Pilot J Macinski (Pilot Officer, PAF) with servicenumber P.76721 flew a Hurricane IIa with serial Z2309 for this duty: Patrol. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: In combat with Me 109 near Folkestone at 09:15 hrs, bale out of aircraft over the Channel and was lost. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 111. The location for the map is English Channel, United Kingdom. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Macinski: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Polish Air Force Memorial, Northolt Middlesex, United Kingdom.
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