Flight of Gladiator II unknown and Flight Lieutenant G R Shepley on 1940-05-31
On 1940-05-31, Pilot G R Shepley (Flight Lieutenant, RAF) with servicenumber 37577 flew a Gladiator II with serial unknown for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Combat over Dunkirk. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 16. The location for the map is Dunkirk, Belgium. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Shepley: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Pihen-les Guines War Cemetery, France.
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