Spitfire Pilot Receives Funeral 74 Years After Plane Downed Over Italy

VENICE, ITALY - MARCH 27: Relatives of John Henry Coates attend a funeral service for the WWII pilot at the Padua War Cemetery on March 27, 2019 in Padua, near Venice, Italy. John Henry Coates, a 24 year-old WWII Spitfire pilot, was reported missing in action during a raid when his plane was hit by an anti-aircraft fire and crashed near the village of Cavarzere in 1945, his remains were discovered in 2017. (Photo by Stefano Mazzola/Awakening/Getty Images)