P/O J.R.B.Meaker
of No 249 Squadron was killed on
the 27th of September 1940 at 15:20hrs.
He baled out of his Hurricane I (P3834)
after attacking a Ju 88 over Sussex,
but he struck the tail-pane of his Hurricane
and was killed. |
Sgt G.M.Mean
of No 219 Squadron baled out of his
Blenheim
safely after engine problems on the 12th
of October 1940. His pilot (R.V.Baron)
was not so lucky, his parachute did not open an he was killed. |
F/L S.T.Meares
was
a member of the staff at HQ Fighter Command during the Battle, it is believed
he flew one sortie from Hornchurch with No
54 Squadron on the 12th of August,
qualifying him for the Battle of Britain clasp. S.T.Meares was awarded
the D.F.C. on the 22nd of July 1941, then being credited with destroying
two Bf 109's and damaging two more.
Posted to a training command, he was involved in a mid-air collision on
the 15th of November 1941 and killed, aged 25. |
F/Lt. W.E.G. 'Tink' Measures
joined No 74 Squadron in July 1937
from R.A.F. Cranwell and flew Spitfire
I's with them and with No 238 Squadron
in Hurricane's during the Battle
of Britain. |
Sgt H.J.Merchant
of No 1 Squadron force landed
a Hurricane I (P2980) at Withyham,
Kent on the 23rd of August 1940
after running out of fuel. He hit some trees but was unhurt. He was wounded
on the 31st of August 1940. He
baled out of his burning Hurricane
I (V7375) after combat with a Bf 110
over Halstead at 08:45hrs. |
P/O C.Merrick
joined No 610 Squadron on the 27th
of July 1940. Merrick's Spitfire
I (L1037) was shot down on the 24th
of August at 16:30hrs by Bf 109's
and he crash landed at Fyfield and was wounded, he took no further part
in the Battle. Merrick was awarded the D.F.C. on the 14th of July
1944. He was a pilot of a paratrooper transport in the Caen area of
Normandy on the night of the 5th of June 1944. He also received the Bronze
Star (US) on the 30th of October 1945 for this mission. |
Sgt S.W.Merryweather
from No 229 Squadron was wounded
on the 26th of September 1940 at
16:30hrs. He force landed his Hurricane
I (V6745) at Hambledon in Surrey after combat with a Bf
110. |
Sgt B.W.Mesner
of No 248 Squadron was killed along
with his crew (W.J.Garfield the
pilot & A.Kay) on the 13th
of September 1940 at 19:00hrs. Their
Blenheim IVf (L9451) went missing during a sortie off the Norwegian
coast. |
Sgt J.Metham
from No
253 Squadron was injured on the 2nd
of September 1940 when his Hurricane
I (P2946) was shot down by a Bf 109
over Thanet at 08:15hrs. |
F/O W.B.M.Millar
a Canadian of No
1 (R.C.A.F.) Squadron was wounded on the 9th
of September 1940. He baled out of his
Hurricane
I (P3081) after combat near Northolt. He was badly burned. |
P/O Jocelyn P.G.Millard
flew Hurricane's with No
1 Squadron in the Battle of Britain. |
P/O R.F.G.Miller
an Australian of No
609 Squadron was killed on the 27th
of September 1940 at 11:45hrs. His Spitfire
I (X4107) collided with a Bf 110
of ZG 26 near Kingcome in Dorset. |
P/O William 'Bill' H.Millington
an Australian flew with
No
79 Squadron and No 249 Squadron
during the Battle of Britain. Whilst flying with No
79 Squadron on the
31st of August
1940 he was wounded when he crash landed his
Hurricane
I (P3050) on fire after combat with a Bf
109 over Romney at 18:00hrs. W.H.Millington moved to No
249
Squadron. He was K.I.A. on the 30th
of October 1940. He was shot down in his Hurricane
I (V7536) over the Channel at 13:00hrs. |
Sgt J.P.Mills
joined No 43 Squadron in early July
1940. Mills shot down a Bf 109
on the 13th of August and scored
three more kills during the Battle of Britain. J.P.Mills was awarded the
D.F.C. on the 7th of April 1944. |
S/L R.S.Mills
D.F.C. took over as Squadron Leader of No
87 Hurricane Squadron from the 18th of August from Squadron
Leader T.G.Lovell-Gregg who had been killed on the 15th
of August 1940. |
P/O J.A.Milne
a Canadian of
No
605 Squadron was wounded on the 22nd
of October 1940 after combat with some Bf
109's. He crash landed his
Hurricane
I (V6783) near Dorking at 14:30hrs. He had a broken hip. |
F/O Richard Maxwell Milne
went
to France with No 151 Squadron destroying
three aircraft there and another before the Battle began. During August
1940 he shot down two
Do 17's on the
13th,
a Bf 109 on the 15th
and a He 111 on the 18th.
He was awarded the D.F.C. on the 30th
of August 1940 and after scoring four more victories on sweeps over
France, a Bar as well on the11th of November 1941. F/O R.M.Milne was shot
down and became a P.O.W. on the 14th of March 1943. |
P/O G.T.M.Mitchell
from No 609 Squadron was shot down
and killed off Portland on the 11th
of July 1940 at 18:25hrs, by a Bf
109 of JG 27while on convoy patrol in his Spitfire
(L1095) at 18:25hrs. His body was washed ashore later. |
F/O R.G.Mitchell
of No 257 Squadron was killed on
the 7th of September 1940 at
17:30hrs. His Hurricane I (P3049)
was shot down over the Thames Estuary. |