Service Details
Name:
 FORTUNE
Given Name:
 JOHN
Initials:
 J
Service No:
 84994
Rank:
 Flying Officer
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Unit:
 208 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1942-01-14
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Age:
 26
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Hurricane Z4774, shot down by anti aircraft fire near Maaten-Giefer, El Agheila, Libya
Decorations:
 D F C
Citations:
 LG Sup 27 July 1943 - "Flying Officer Fortune has been continuously engaged on operational flying since 1940, including operations in Greece, Syria and Libya. During the present campaign in Libya, he has completed some 58 reconnaissances of a tactical and photographic nature. He has performed excellent work which has often been highly praised. He has always shown the greatest devotion to duty. During the past two months Flying Officer Fortune has undertaken 15 operational sorties, often in the face of enemy opposition."
Additional
Information:
Son of George and Eugenie Marie Fortune.
Commemoration
Country:
 Egypt
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Cemetery:
 ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Column 247.

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