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offensive patrols, twelve convoy patrols, ten enemy aircraft interception flights, twenty flights affording cover to bombers, night fighter sweeps, four low level attacks on enemy objectives, one shipping strike, one armed reconnaissance, three air sea rescue flights and two shipping reconnaissance flights.

On the 30th May 1943, Flying Officer Moorhead was pilot of a Spitfire fighter engaged a shipping reconnaissance which crashed in the sea 20 miles south of Worthing during conditions of bad visibility. No trace was found of Flying Officer Moorhead and he was consequently classified as missing. Due time having elapsed his death was officially presumed to have occurred on the 30th May, 1943.

Find a Grave link with photos of Flying Officer Moorhead: https://findagrave.com/memorial/15259575/george-john-moorhead

5/3/1306 A.S.2.
558 hours as pilot.

Mr. G. Moorhead (F) (right aligned)
Seafield, P.D. (right aligned)
Ashburton, (right aligned)