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Jamie McTrusty @jamiemctrusty.bsky.social

Sergeant W L Dymond of 111 Squadron (3rd from the left in this photo) was posted missing after combat with Bf 109s over the Thames estuary at 12:50pm. No trace of him was ever found. He had been recommended for the DFM and this was announced on 6th September. 📷©️bbm.org.uk 🧵7/8

Line up of grinning, white-overalled pilots walking away from a parked Hurricane fighter.
sep 2, 2025, 5:09 pm • 14 0

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Jamie McTrusty @jamiemctrusty.bsky.social

P/O Charles Woods-Scawen of 43 Squadron was shot down over Ivychurch during combat with Bf 109s. He baled out of his burning Hurricane at low altitude, but his parachute didn’t have time to open and he was killed. His brother Patrick had been posted missing the day before. 📷©️bbm.org.uk 🧵8/8

Grinning pilot in RAF uniform and side cap, his hair blowing in the wind.
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