Date: 06/05/1941 | ||||||
Squadron Code: TR-? | ||||||
Serial Number: Blenheim IV ? | ||||||
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Base; Thorney Island. The Gallantry Cross site makes mention of S/L Close having been promoted to officer in command of 'A' Flight - several days before his death (died 09/05/1941), after F/L GT Palmer DFC and crew went missing on a mission to Cherbourg.
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Crew Details: | ||||||
All lost:
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Source: Gallantry Cross site | ||||||
During WWII, the RAF used three-letter codes to identify their aircraft from a distance. Two large letters were painted before the roundel, which signified the squadron to which the aircraft belonged, and another letter was painted after the roundel which indicated the individual aircraft. Aditionally, there was the individual serial number for each aircraft, which was painted in a much smaller size, usually somewhere at the rear of the aircraft: (more) Codes used by RAF 59 Squadron: PJ Sep 1938 - Sep 1939 |