TUESDAY AUGUST 20th 1940 THE CASUALTIES
1345hrs: Off Winterton (East Coast) Hurricane. 242 Squadron Coltishall
Midshipman P.J.Patterson missing. (Crashed into sea during combat action)
Luftwaffe:
7 Destroyed, 4 Probable, 5 Damaged.
On the ground.
RAF: Nil
Civilian: 23 killed 135 wounded
For more information on the actions of the day click the link below.
By: Manonthefence - 20th August 2004 at 16:55
The name rings a bell as well 🙂
In all seriousness thanks once again Whalebone. I now have work interested in the day by day accounts so they are not being fortgotten.
By: ...starfire - 20th August 2004 at 16:40
1345hrs: Off Winterton (East Coast) Hurricane. 242 Squadron Coltishall
Midshipman P.J.Patterson missing.
MIDSHIPMAN? That is a Navy rank, isn´t it? His biography would be interesting.
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August 20, 2004 at 11:18 am