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J. MANEY. -2-

Sergeant Maney was the pilot of a Spitfire fighter aircraft which took off from West Hampnett, Sussex on the 24th July, 1941 as on of a formation for close escort duty to our bombers attacking Cherbourg, France. His aircraft was hit over the target area and he was forced to parachute into the sea about ten miles from the French Coast. In consequence he was classified as missing, and in due course his death was presumed to have occurred at sea without trace on the 24th July, 1941.

5/1/633 A.S.2.
355 hours as Pilot.

Mrs. A. Maney (Grandmother) (right aligned)
c/- Stanton, Massey, North and Palmer (right aligned)
P.O. Box 222, (right aligned)
AUCKLAND (right aligned & underlined)