Mission: Circus 21 – France.
Date: 24th June 1941
Unit: No.611 Squadron R.A.F.
Type: Spitfire V
Serial No.R7349
Code: FY - A
Location: France.
Pilot: F/Lt. Theodorus Franciscus Andre Buys. (Dutch) – Killed.
Born. 07.12.1913 in The Hague, Netherlands.
REASON FOR LOSS:
F/Lt Buys was one of the ten victims claimed by Stab, II and III./JG2.
So far no trace of location can be found for this loss.
Burial detail: None found.
Page constructed by Alexander King, Researched by Bertrand H, Stig and Horst Jeckel, & M.Brownless with special thanks to 611 Squadron Collection for their help in constructing this page of remembrance. January 2014. Page updated December 2025.
The wreckage of F/Lt Buy’s Spitfire soon erupts into an inferno shortly after the crash. It is clear to see that the Germans managed to free his body before fire took hold. Note no fire damage to the parachute (Credit Horst Jeckle ).
Commemorated on plaque at Orry-la-Ville
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