Spitfire P9315 Mk Ia - Reconnaissance Ruhr Germany - 1941-02-14 to 1941-02-14
Squadron: 3 (R) PRU (RAF)
Start Date: 1941-02-14
Completion Date: 1941-02-14
Mission: Reconnaissance
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Ruhr Germany
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Base: RAF Oakington
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Crash City: Germany
Crash Specifics: Ruhr Valley
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable

3 Photo Reconnaissance Unit RAF Oakington. Flying Officer ET "Buster" Wilkinson (RAF)(Can) was missing, presumed killed in action while flying an unarmed photo-reconnaissance Spitfire aircraft P 9315 that failed to return from a trip over the Ruhr Valley, Germany. He had flown Fairey Battle aircraft with 98 Squadron RAF during the Battle of France

Flying Officer Wilkinson has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial

Canadians in the Royal Air Force by Les Allison page 205

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