Bertrand & Stig, many thanks for the info regarding this Spitfire, looks to me that they got the pilot F/Lt Buys out of the wreck before it became an inferno! There is a set of six crash photos of the scene, another pic shows the body covered by his parachute (unburnt), these will be added to the page of remembrance for F/Lt Buys as soon as I construct the page.
Thanks again guys,
Melvin
www.aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk