The story
Name: P BENTLEY [alias for Pierre Fauvet, Free French]
Rank: Lieutenant
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 811 Squadron
Ship/station: R.A.F. Bircham Newton
Date of death: 1942-08-09
Aircraft: Swordfish W 5974
Place of death: near Den Helder
Circumstances: POW
Rank: Lieutenant
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 811 Squadron
Ship/station: R.A.F. Bircham Newton
Date of death: 1942-08-09
Aircraft: Swordfish W 5974
Place of death: near Den Helder
Circumstances: POW
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