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21 Jul 1941
GILBERT, WINSLOW DAWSON RCAF
Sgt
He was killed whilst flying Spitfire I, R7253 of No 145 Sqn, which spun into the ground near Shripney in Sussex whilst searching for a crashed aircraft. He is buried in Chichester Cemetery.
This pilot flew Spitfire fighter aircraft for the RCAF / RAF (60% of all RCAF personnel served in RAF units at some point) in WWII, this record has come from the database of Mr. Halliday, a Canadian military historian.
This Pilot's entry: cause of death was flying accident, burial location UK, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (www.cwgc.org) may have more information on family.
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