Tragic pilot's body undiscovered for 34 years after last flight in skies of Shropshire

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By Toby NealNewportFeaturesPublished: Aug 21, 2023Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023Comments

A book telling the story of a Spitfire pilot killed in a mid-air collision in Shropshire's wartime skies 80 years ago has been published – in French.

Jean Noizet was 28 when he died in a wartime Shropshire air accident.

The body of Pilot Officer Jean Noizet lay in the wreckage of his plane for 34 years, finally being recovered when the crash site at Hincks Plantation, near Lilleshall, was excavated in 1977.

Tragic pilot's body undiscovered for 34 years after last flight in skies of Shropshire

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