Flight of Spitfire IX MK360 and Wing Commander R Marples on 1944-04-26
On 1944-04-26, Pilot R Marples (Wing Commander, RAF) with servicenumber 70868 flew a Spitfire IX with serial MK360 for this duty: Ramrod. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Collided with next and crashed near Horsham. This aircraft was a part of unit: 145 Wing. The location for the map is Horsham, United Kingdom. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Marples: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Chichester Cemetery, United Kingdom.
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