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15th August 2007, 23:08
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Re: mysterious kent crash
Hello Brian,
Thank you for the update of Rushmer. Yes, from "The Men of the BoB" page 440 There is a picture of him. It is a well searched site it seems. From the book- His Spitfire X4261 could be that which crashed at Buckmans Green Farm, Smarden. The pilot from this a/c was buried as "Unknown" in All Saints churchyard, Staplehurst on 11th September. An investigation of the crash site in 1970 failed to establish the pilots identity. Rushmer was reported "Missing" and his name is on the Runnymede Memorial Pannel 4. However a campaigne to prove that it was him began in 1989 and his three surviving sisters were traced by Andy Saunders. Positive identification of Rushmer was established by a pocketwatch found at the site in 1970, this being recognised by the dead airmans sisters. In May 1989 a named headstone replaced the original and a service od dedication was held in September. Alex 
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