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Stevenson, Peter Charles Fasken(Entry 9-38)Stevenson was born at The Priest's House, Wellingore, Lincolnshire. His father Donald was at that time a Group Captain, holding a MC and DSO from service in the RFC in WW1, in 1939 he would be appointed ADC to King George V.Peter was educated at Clifton College and entered RAF College Cranwell in September 1938.After the outbreak of war the course was shortened and Stevenson graduated in December 1939. He joined 74 Squadron at Rochford on 15th February 1940.Over Dunkirk on 22nd May Stevenson shared a Ju88 and on the 27th probably destroyed a Me109.22 May 1940: Shared in the destruction of a Dornier Ju 88 .27 May 1940: Probably destroyed a Messerschmitt Bf 109. On this day he was hit by return fire from a Do17 and made a forced-landing on the beach at Dunkirk in Spitfire L1084. He removed the blind-flying panel, reflector gunsight and radio before setting fire to the aircraft and going off to seek transport. He managed to get back to Hornchurch on the 31st. Finding the squadron gone, he then joined them at their new base at Leconfield. 8%u201328 July 1940: Registered multiple probable and shared victories against Bf 109s, Bf 110s, and an He 111.On 11th August Stevenson was shot down into the Channel one mile off Dover following a solo attack on twelve Me109%u2019s, one of which he probably destroyed. He baled out of Spitfire P9393 and was rescued from the sea by an MTB, after drifting eleven miles out. He attracted the MTB's attention by firing his revolver. Stevenson was awarded the DFC (gazetted 27th August 1940) and posted away on 20th September 1940 to 5 OTU Aston Down as an instructor. He was shot down and killed during a sweep over the Boulogne area in Spitfire IX BR142 13th February 1943. At that time he was serving as a Flight Lieutenant with 64 Squadron,