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485 (New Zealand) Squadron - Re-arming a Spitfire, 1942
Barnett and Browne - Evasion, Capture and Escape!
On 31st May, 1942, 485 New Zealand Squadron lost two pilots after combat with FW190's. Flight Sergeant Stan Browne and Flight Lieutenant Matthew "Garry" Barnett both baled out in the Abbeville area but made it back to England despite being captured!
Wing Commander Edgar Norman Ryder's Beach 'Landing'
On 31st October, 1941, Nos. 485 and 602 squadrons took off from Kenley at 3.40pm, under the command of their Wing Leader, Edgar Norman Ryder DFC and Bar for Circus 109.
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