ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255609
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| Date: | Friday 9 March 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 541 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RM631 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea, 8 miles east of Manston, near Ramsgate, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Spitfire RM631 crashed in the sea 8 miles east of RAF Manston (near Ramsgate) when returning from a photo recce flight over enemy airfields along the North German coast. The pilot was reported as missing, believed killed.
Pilot:
Flight Lieutenant (137655) George PLATTS DFC, Air Medal (US), RAFVR.
R.I.P.
George Platts is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial to the Missing.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=PM631
3. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=43705
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 09:12 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 05-Jul-2021 08:54 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
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