Identity
Person No.
20215
Service No.
1317492
Last Name
First Name
George Platon
Initials
G P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, when Blenheim L4849 (Mk IV) of 51 OTU (Cranfield) crashed at Colemans Orchard, nr. Cross Keys Cottage, Cranfield, while carrying out local flying. 03.45hrs; moonlight night. Came in to land u/c retracted - went round again and dived steeply into ground. Signs of impact were consistent with early stages of a right hand spin
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Constantine Haralambou Phitidis and Alexandra Gabriel Phitidis, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project