Spitfire R7213 Mk Va - Rodeo - 1941-11-23 to 1941-11-23
Squadron: 41 (F) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1941-11-23
Completion Date: 1941-11-23
Mission: Rodeo
Operation: unspecified
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Base: RAF Merston
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Crash City: English Channel
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41 Squadron (Seek And Destroy) RAF Merston. Sergeant Douglas Fleming (RCAF) was returning from operations over France and was killed when his Spitfire Va aircraft R 7213 force-landed in the English Channel one mile west of Bognor Regis, Sussex.

Sergeant Fleming was BROTHER to Flying Officer Wallace Fleming (RCAF) who was killed in action in 424 Squadron Halifax III aircraft LW 164 QB-C that exploded during take-off from RAF Skipton-on-Swale for an operation against targets in Stuttgart, Germany, 1945-01-28

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