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Salute to a fallen Hero
By FlyingNews @ 9:45 PM :: 518 Views ::
0 Comments :: Military Aviation
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The remains of WWII RAF fighter ace Flight Lieutenant Desmond Ibbotson DFC were laid to rest in a special rededication ceremony today in Assisi, nearly 63 after his death. Ibbotson, who shot down eleven (confirmed) enemy aircraft and survived being shot down by the enemy three times, was tragically killed in a test flight when his Spitfire crashed close to Assisi, Italy in November 1944.
At the time of the crash during the war what remains that were found were quickly buried in Assisi military cemetery. However in November 2005 human remains and wreckage from a Spitfire were discovered and were later identified as Ibbotson’s.
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