John Plagis
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Ioannis Agorastos "John" Plagis, DSO, DFC & Bar (1919-1974) was a Southern Rhodesian flying ace in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War, noted especially for his part in the defence of Malta during 1942.
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HMS Eagle (left) and HMS Malaya during Operation Spotter, the first of 13 reinforcements of Malta with Spitfires and pilots, on 7 March 1942. Plagis flew one of the Spitfires from Eagle.
A Spitfire Mk V, as flown by Plagis over Malta with No. 249 Squadron
Plagis (left) as commander of No. 64 Squadron, with fellow Malta veteran A J Hancock. RAF Hornchurch, England, c. 1943-44Awards 2
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Ioannis Agorastos "John" Plagis, DSO, DFC & Bar (1919-1974) was a Southern Rhodesian flying ace in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War, noted especially for his part in the defence of Malta during 1942. The son of Greek immigrants, he was accepted by recruiters only after Greece joined the Allies in late 1940. Following spells with No. 65 Squadron and No. 266 (Rhodesia) Squadron, he joined No. 249 Squadron in Malta in March 1942. Flying Spitfire Mk Vs, Plagis was part of the multinational group of Allied pilots that successfully defended the strategically important island against numerically superior Axis forces over the next few months. Flying with No. 185 Squadron from early June, he was withdrawn to England in early July 1942.
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