Re: Spitfire K9820 and others.
However can help with some others
24-03-41 - P7429 no name, pilot baled following collision Fowlmere.
Collided in air with P7379 near Fowlmere P/O Anderson safe;
31-07-41 - P7425 no name, pilot baled Albury, Herts
Blacked out during aerobatics not sure of altitude onrecovery and baled out.Sgt RJ Howard 1181687
05-09-41 - P8277 no name, a/c overshot hit hedge Matlask
Landed downwind and overshot. Touched down on brow of hill,
approached too high and too fast, hit boundary hedge. Sgt NM Moore R74456 injured.
12-10-41 - P7971 no name, a/c undershot at night & hit trees Horstead Hall, 1m SW of Coltishall.
Undershot, approached too low and hit trees Sgt LG Edwards R69087(Can) injured.
02-11-41 - P8384 no name, pilot baled low altitude Manor Farm, Wood Norton, Norfolk.
Ccrashed Manor Farm, Woodnorth, 8 mls north of Swanton Morley Cat A.First flight ontype. Pilot evidently ran into bad weather which he failed togetoutof. He lost orientation and baled out at about 200 ft parachute part open. P/O HJ Thiele 404892(Aus)ok.
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