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Kenneth Edward BANNISTER
KIA 1943-04-25 Spitfire EE860
EDIT by DAVID GARRETT 16/01/2026
Sgt Bannister was shot down and KIA on 1943-04-25 while flying with 232 Squadron based in Souk-el-Khemis (Victoria)
He was flying EE860 on an early-morning HS129 sweep when the squadron was jumped by Me109s near Medjez-el-Bab.
It is almost certain that he was downed by Uffz Karl-Ulrich Rohde of 5/JG77, who was credited with a Spitfire at 09:50 at about 10,000 feet, some 30 Km SW of Tunis
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