He was shot down while flying a Fairey Albacore over Malta for the Fleet Air Arm, as he and four Hawker Hurricanes were surprised by 70 German planes
त्यातले एक गलबत फुटले आणि त्यातली सात जोडपी महाराष्ट्रातल्या अलिबाग-नागावच्या किनाऱ्यावर आली.