In August 1942 he was stationed in Malta as Group Captain and on 27 August was killed in action while leading a raid in a Spitfire on Biscari airfield near Gela in southern Sicily.
In August 1942 he was stationed in Malta as group captain. On 27 August, Churchill was killed in action while leading a raid in a Spitfire on Biscari airfield near Gela in southern Sicily.