Flight of Typhoon Ib EK395 and Squadron Leader T P Pugh on 1943-08-02

On 1943-08-02, Pilot T P Pugh (Squadron Leader, RAF) with servicenumber 40131 flew a Typhoon Ib with serial EK395 for this duty: Roadstead. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss are unknown. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 182. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Pugh: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom.
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Anthony Pugh

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Squadron Leader Tom Pugh was my late uncle. He lost his life on this mission, aged 26. He had been promoted to Wing Commander just prior to this sortie. He was not recovered and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. According to the ORB, whilst leading a dive bombing assault on a destroyer in Dunkirk harbour, his aircraft was hit by ack-ack, disintegrated, burst into flames and fell into the sea. In the opinion of his No 2, his starboard bomb burst when his aircraft was hit. May he rest in peace.

Anthony Pugh