Bennett Winthrop “Ben” Clarke

In memoriam

Flying Officer B.W. Clarke Pilot Royal Canadian Air Force 2nd April 1944

Pilot in R.A.F. No. 73 Squadron. "F/L Clarke was the pilot of Spitfire aircraft # JK 991 and was engaged in an offensive sweep over the Dalmatian coast when the radiator was pierced by ground fire from enemy troops. F/L clarke gained 5,000 feet altitude, rolled the Spitfire over on its back and bailed out. His number two stated that F/L. Clarke's parachute became entangled in the aircraft and he couldn't escape. The aircraft crashed near [V]itina, Yugoslavia." Reported missing in Globe and Mail, 1944/04/25 http://collections.civilisations.ca/warclip/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=5017706 The Times, July 4, 1944. reported 'Missing believed killed in action.' Reported missing and presumed dead in Globe and Mail, 1945/03/13 http://collections.civilisations.ca/warclip/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=5018048

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