Flight of Spitfire IX ML258 and Warrant Officer D M Royds on 1944-12-29
On 1944-12-29, Pilot D M Royds (Warrant Officer, RAF) with an unknown servicenumber, flew a Spitfire IX with serial ML258 for this duty: Ramrod 1420. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: 9MU 29-4-44 1S damaged ops 8-6-44 ros Engine cut on bomber escort abandoned 40m W of Koblenz crashed nr Kottericken 29-12-44. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 1. The location for the map is Koblenz Germany. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Royds: prisoner of war (PoW). There is no commemoration location known.
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