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Flight Lieutenant G Grant-Govan: killed; passenger Mr D W Main: killed; Defiant N1561,...

Catalogue reference: AIR 81/14515

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This record is about the Flight Lieutenant G Grant-Govan: killed; passenger Mr D W Main: killed; Defiant N1561,... dating from 1942 Jan 1 - 1949 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 81/14515
Date
1942 Jan 1 - 1949 Dec 31
Description

Flight Lieutenant G Grant-Govan: killed; passenger Mr D W Main: killed; Defiant N1561, 277 Squadron, aircraft accident, Croydon Aerodrome, 25 May 1942

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
P369139/42
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/C17386014/

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