The story
Name: R P THURSTON
Rank: Lieutenant
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 803 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Ark Royal
Date of death: 1939-09-14
Aircraft: Skua L 2873
Place of death: At sea, off Rockall Bank
Circumstances: POW
Rank: Lieutenant
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 803 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Ark Royal
Date of death: 1939-09-14
Aircraft: Skua L 2873
Place of death: At sea, off Rockall Bank
Circumstances: POW
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