| Spitfire EN472 Mt- | 122 Sqn |
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| Date | : | 26 février 1943 | Mission | : | Circus 274 | ||||||||||||||
| Décollage | : | Hornchurch à 09:44 | |||||||||||||||||
| Causes de la perte | : |
Abattu en combat aérien par des FW 190 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lieu de la perte | : |
Delettes (62) | |||||||||||||||||
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Plt Off | Donald Gillespie | MERCER | Pil | RAFVR | 130463 | KIA |  |
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Pilot Officer Donald Gillespie MERCER (130463), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve,’ No. 122 Squadron.
This officer, who has participated in numerous sorties, has led his section and occasionally the . flight, with skill and courage. He has destroyed 3 enemy aircraft, i motor torpedo boat and shared in the destruction of 2 other motor torpedo boats. Throughout, Pilot Officer Mercer has set a fine example.
SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE of the 29th
JANUARY, 1943