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03.09.1943 No. 421 Squadron Spitfire IX MH334 F/O. Mortimer C. Love
Operation: Ramrod
Date: 03rd September 1943 (Friday)
Unit: No. 421 Squadron
Type: Spitfire IX
Serial: MH334
Code: AU-Not known
Location: Beaumont-le-Roger
Pilot: F/O. Mortimer Crane Love J/12474 (NCO: R/117575) RCAF Age 21. PoW No: 2476 Camp: L4 - Stalag Luft Sagan
REASON FOR LOSS:

Escorting B-17s to Beaumont-le-Roger. Hit by debris from exploding Bf109 and abandoned.

Burial details:
None - F/O. Mortimer Love a US Citizen, survived the war, sadly he passed away on December 03rd 2012. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Researched and dedicated to the relatives of this pilot with thanks to sources as quoted below:None - F/O. Mortimer Love a US Citizen, survived the war, sadly he passed away on December 03rd 2012. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Researched and dedicated to the relatives of this pilot with thanks to sources as quoted below:
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