Kenneth Plumtree
Service number
1148810
Military unit
2 OTU Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
30 May 1920
Date of death
20 Jan 1943 (22 years old)
Place of birth
Manchester, UK
Employment, education or hobbies
Kenneth had been in the employ of Messrs. W. J. Jenkins and Co. Ltd. general engineers at Retford before the war.
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
Kenneth was the only son of Walter and Elizabeth Oxley Plumtree of Little Biggins Farm, Ordsall Park Drive, Retford. He had two sisters - Marjorie and Carol.
Military history
Killed while on a navigation training exercise flight. Due to poor visibility, the aircraft, Beaufighter T5299, flew into high ground in the area surrounding Westerdale in the North York Moors. His navigator, Sergeant Vivian Robin Day, aged 21,was also killed in the crash.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
CWGC headstone Kenneth Plumtree
Courtesy of Michael and Elizabeth Szarelis
Kenneth Plumtree
Courtesy of Michael Szarelis and Plumtree's family
Photo of Kenneth Plumtree
Photo of Kenneth Plumtree