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Kenneth Victor PALMER
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Source : Findagrave.com (Ellen Marchese)
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 42874 | |||
| AGE | 24 yo | |||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1916 | |||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | Dovercourt Bay, ESSEX  | |||
| FAMILY | Parents : Reginald Victor & Martha Louisa PALMER | |||
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| FONCTION | Pilot | |||
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| SQUADRON | 59 Squadron | |||
| GROUP | RAF Coastal Command | |||
| ARMY | Royal Air Force | |||
| DATE OF DEATH | 20 September 1940 |
Source : F Lavernhe | ||
| STATUS | KIA | |||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Near the calvary of Pergée - Commune of Le Vast | |||
| DATA PLAN |
Blenheim - Mk.IV - s/n R3635 TR°V
Mission : Cherbourg (50) Takeoff 21h25 Thorney Island, Sussex Shot by the flak of Maupertus-sur-Mer (50) at 23:30 | |||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||
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Stele in memory of the crew of the Bristol Blenheim that crashed at 11:30 pm on September 20, 1940 after being hit by the Flack of Maupertus. Source: Aerosteles.net |  | ||
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The municipal cemetery of Le Vast Source : F Lavernhe |  | ||
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Crew of Blenheim - Mk.IV - s/n R3635 TR°V
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| P/O | Kenneth Victor PALMER | Pilot | Dead | Cim Com Le Vast |
42874 - 24 yo - Son of Reginald Victor & Martha Louisa Palmer, de Dovercourt Bay, Essex. | |
| Sgt | Douglas Allan | WALTERS | Rad/Gunner | Dead | Cim Com Le Vast |
642945 - 19 yo - Son of George Edward &Amy Elizabeth Walters, de Droitwich, Worcestershire. |
| Sgt | Ernest Edward | WRIGHT | Observator | Dead | Cim Com Le Vast |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Aerosteles.net - Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - Wartimememoriesproject.com |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |