Spitfire crash at Henley on Thames c.1942

[Larry]

I'm looking for details of a Spitfire Mk V crash at/near Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire c.1942. It has been suggested the pilot was a Sgt Benson. Any info greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Larry Hayward

[Col Bruggy]

Hello,

Here is one Spitfire crash at H-o-T/1942:

29-5-1942
No.302 Sqn
Spitfire Vb P8725

Spun into ground, Fairmile, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon.

P-1450/76749 F/O (Pilot) Sylwester Jerzy GODLEWSKI +

Col.

[Larry]

Great Thanks.

Perhaps the Sgt Benson is not a pilot name but the RAF Benson in Oxfordshire. Which reminds me if an RAF aircraft crashed I know the aircraft would normally be collected by an MU or Civil Contractor working for the AM - but typically where did the fatalities get taken? Its something never mentioned.

[Col Bruggy]

Hello,

If it was a Benson-based Spitfire, I suggest you consult the following book:

RAF Benson A Diary of Wartime Losses
Ottaway,Reginald H.
Andover:Speedman Press,2010

Col.