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Flew Stirlings first
as member of Flt.Lt Ryall's crew, and then 20 operations
as a member of F/Officer 'Red' King's crew (including
John Ryan & Frank Sharp), until F/O King had
to stop flying due to severe ear problems.
Undertook occasional
wireless instructor duties for 3 Group training
flight at Newmarket Heath.
Then flew Stirling
('D' for Donald) in Wing Commander MacDonald's crew,
who was 15 Squadron C.O.
Then moved to newly
formed crew under Sqn.Ldr Hall to fly W7531
('F' for Freddie), MacRobert's Reply. Last flight
on 17 May 1942. Crashed at Gals Klint Forest, Funnen
Island, Denmark on 18 May 1942. Sole survivor of
crash and taken P.O.W (Stalag Luft, then Stalag
344 Silesia) until 1945.
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