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| Name: |
Weaver, Percy Stevenson |
| Date of birth: | Unknown
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August 31st, 1940 (Blackwater river-Osea Island/England, Great Britain)
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BIOGRAPHY:
Service number 70719.
Percy Weaver werd op 31 augustus 1940 neergeschoten met zijn Hurricane V7378 tijdens een luchtgevecht met een Messerschmit Bf 109. He died in the crash an his body was never recovered.
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DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (DFC)
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Rank:
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Acting Flight Lieutenant
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Unit:
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No. 56 Squadron / Royal Air Force
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Awarded on:
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October 1st, 1940
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Action:
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Citation:
"This officer has displayed great courage and leadership. He has destroyed six enemy aircraft. His excellent example has contributed materially to the fine standard that exists in his squadron."
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Details:
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Published in The London Gazette, 1 October 1940.
Awarded Posthumous.
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