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He joined the Royal Auxiliary Air Force and No.615 (County of Surrey) Squadron at its creation in 1937. He occupied briefly the functions of B Flight Commander after mobilization. On 13 May 1940, he took off in the evening for a patrol in the vicinity of Namur. A fight broke out with several Bf 110s and his aircraft (Hawker Hurricane Mk I L2035) was probably shot down by Leutnant Richard Marchfelder of Stab II./ZG 1, near Courrière. The unfortunate Peter N. Murton-Neale is killed. He was 23 years old and is now burried at the Courrière cemetery.
Commonwealth War Gaves Commission – Murton-Neale, Peter Norman : http://www.cwgc.org/find–wardead/casualty/4001719/MURTON–NEALE, % 20PETER%20NORMAN [Consulté le 6 avril 2016] ; London Gazette (The), 12 september 1939 : https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34679/page/6196 [Consulté le 6 avril 2016] ; London Gazette (The), 26 september 1939 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34694/page/6509 [Consulté le 6 avril 2016].
List of Flights
15/11/39 |
Gladiator N2310 |
Croydon — Merville (11 h 30 – 13 h 00) |
25/11/39 |
Gladiator N2310 |
Patrol Amiens — Lille — Merville (12 h 10 – 13 h 50) |
09/12/39 |
Gladiator N2308 |
Patrol Merville (14 h 30 – 15 h 05) |
23/12/39 |
Gladiator N2310 |
Patrol Vitry-en-Artois — Saint-Quentin (13 h 55 – 14 h 25) |
28/12/39 |
Gladiator N5585 |
Patrol Saint-Inglevert — Boulogne (08 h 55 – 10 h 00). 1 He.111 aperçu. |
29/12/39 |
Gladiator N5585 |
Patrol Saint-Inglevert (13 h 40 – 14 h 40) |
30/12/39 |
Gladiator N5899 |
Patrol Saint-Inglevert (13 h 10 – 14 h 00) |
31/12/39 |
Gladiator N5899 |
Patrol Saint-Inglevert (13 h 40 – 15 h 00) |
10/01/40 |
Gladiator N5899 |
Patrol Saint-Inglevert (10 h 20 – 11 h 30) |
12/01/40 |
Gladiator N5587 ? |
Patrol Vitry-en-Artois (14 h 10 – 15 h 15) |
12/02/40 |
Gladiator N5585 |
Patrol Saint-Inglevert (15 h 50 – 16 h 30) |
04/03/40 |
Gladiator |
Training night flying ; Vitry-en-Artois |
09/03/40 |
Gladiator |
Patrol Doullens – Saint-Pol-sur-Mer |
10/03/40 |
Gladiator |
Patrol Vitry-en-Artois (durée 01h15) |
15/03/40 |
Gladiator |
Patrol Saint-Inglevert – Boulogne (Patrol Line A) (14h05 – 15h10) |
18/03/40 |
Gladiator N5583 |
Patrol Saint-Inglevert – Boulogne (Patrol Line A) (17h50 – 18h50) |
20/03/40 |
Gladiator N5583 |
Patrol Saint-Inglevert – Boulogne (Patrol Line A) (07h20 – 08h20) |
25/03/40 |
Gladiator N5587 |
Patrol Saint-Inglevert – Boulogne (Patrol Line A) (14h55 – 15h05) |
13/05/40 |
Hawker Hurricane Mk I L2035 |
Patrol sector Namur. Fight with Bf 110. Probably shot down and killed by Leutnant Richard Marchfelder of Stab II./ZG 1 |