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Geoff
Just received this regarding Sgt. D F. Capel from my contact in Canada. More to follow on the 206 Squadron losses later.
Sergeant David Farquhar Capel, age 22.
Royal Australian Air Force, Service No: 404602.
Son of Raymond Cecil and Irene May Capel of Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia.
Sec. 23, Grave 8, Killead (St. Catherine) Church of Ireland Churchyard.
Fortress FK207. J/220
Lost speed in a turn and dived into rising ground near Nutts Corner airfield in bad weather while returning from a sortie originating from Ballykelly. All six crew members lost [usual crew at the time was seven].
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On weald of Kent I watched once more
Again I heard that grumbling roar
Of fighter planes; yet none were near
And all around the sky was clear
Borne on the wind a whisper came
'Though men grow old, they stay the same'
And then I knew, unseen to eye
The ageless Few were sweeping by
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