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263869 Sqn.Ldr. Cyril Dampier Palmer DFC. Royal Air Force No.1 Squadron (d.27th Oct 1942) Cyril Palmer was born to British parents in March 1918 in Cleveland OH, USA. He participated in: the Battle of France with No 1 Squadron with 2 confirmed kills, 2 shared and 1 probable. On 23rd of November 1939 a D017, on 15th of May 1940 a Me109E, on 17th of May 1940 an Me110 and 19th of May 1940 a share in a He111. He was shot down 3 times in France, on 23rd of November 1939, 2nd of April 1940 and 17th of May 1940. On 28th of May 1940 he was posted to No.6 OTU at Sutton Bridge as an instructor. On 6th of October 1942 he was posted to 234 Squadron at Portreath, his rank is given as Squadron Leader. Cyril went missing in action on 27th of October 1942, the squadron flying Spitfire VBs, was on a sweep off the French coast when they were bounced by Folke Wolf 190s over the Ile de Batz. Cyril was seen bailing out of his stricken aircraft but he was never seen thereafter. He was 24 years old.. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.