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Originally Posted by Chris Goss
Unlikely as the citation said on landing, hit vehicle, turned over & caught fire & they would have been quicker with the OBE which was gazetted in November 45
Rowan is currently in an old people's home with my mother. He said he was with 5, 28 & 10 RIAF.
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Chris,
I pored over every page of 10 RIAF ORB but could not find any reference to him being posted there. I will take a look at 28 Sqn ORB to see if I can find him.
FWIW, there was a Spitfire VIII accident in January 45 with 8 RIAF Squadron. The Spit hit an Army MT Vehicle during take off and crashed. but this happened at Nidania/George airstrip. The pilot was pulled out of the wreck but died of his injuries a few hours later.