Flight of Spitfire IX MK827 and Flight Lieutenant D M Pieri on 1945-05-03

On 1945-05-03, Pilot D M Pieri (Flight Lieutenant, RCAF) with servicenumber J/9430 flew a Spitfire IX with serial MK827 for this duty: Recce. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Aircraft attacked or hit by debris. Baled our and abandoned aircraft between Kiel and Hamburg. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 412. The location for the map is Hamburg Germany. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Pieri: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom.
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