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Sergeant D W Elcome: missing believed killed; air patrol over Spithead district,...

Catalogue reference: AIR 81/3945

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This record is about the Sergeant D W Elcome: missing believed killed; air patrol over Spithead district,... dating from 1940 Jan 1 - 1941 Dec 31 in the series Air Ministry: P4 (Cas) Files relating to casualties suffered during air operations.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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AIR 81/3945
Date
1940 Jan 1 - 1941 Dec 31
Description

Sergeant D W Elcome: missing believed killed; air patrol over Spithead district, Spitfire R6839, 602 Squadron, 26 October 1940

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
P 355671/40
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Open on Transfer
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16688043/

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