mysterious kent crash

[Alex Smart]

Hi,

If I am right it was for a Spitfire piloted by F/O Oswald St.John Pigg. From 72 Sqdn came down in P9458 on the 1st September following combat with a Bf109 his a/c crashed and burned out at Elvey Farm, Pluckley, time given as at 11.15.
He is at rest in St.Oswald's Buriel Ground Durham.

Others around the time you mention are-
8th August 40
P/O. P.F. Kennard-Davis s/d by Bf109 crashed west Langdon at 12.05 burnt out but pilot died later on the 10th.
16th August 40
P/O N.G. Bowen in Spitfire N3095 S/D by Bf109 at Adisham.
26th August 40 Sgt. M. Ridley in R6701 S/d by Bf109 at 12.15 crashed Adisham.
30th August 40 Sgt. J.I.Johnson in R6628 S/d by Bf109 at 18.05 crashed at Bishopsbourne.
There were other crashes but these are the Spitfires that come to hand .

There was a 603 Sqn loss that was P/O. Donald Kennedy MacDonald, who failed to return from a combat with Bf109's over Dover on the 28th August 40 in Spitfire L1046. Time given as 16.45.
He is remembered on the Runnymede Memorial .
This from "Men of the Battle of Britain" So could it have been him ?

603 lost three that afternoon, F/Lt. Cunningham in R6751 a/c "U" at 16.45, killed . P/O. Ritchie was wounded in R6989 a/c "X" a/c repaired.and P/O Benson in N3105 a/c"P" s/d over Tenterden at 1630, killed.

All for now
Alex

Ref FCL vol 1 and Men of BoB.