Hi all,
I have had an enquiry into the programme SPIFIRE ACE, where it deals with an aircraft crashing on a house I think maybe in London and maybe Bromley ?
So who was the pilot killed?
Who were the ocupants of the house that were Killed ?
Date?
I am sure I will get help from this Forum within 30 seconds !!!!
Thank you
Colin
By: DJ Jay - 1st May 2005 at 15:33
Was there anyone in Victoria station at the time the tailless bomber crashed into it? No-one makes ant mention of it.
Jay
By: von Perthes - 29th April 2005 at 09:11
Cheers Colin.
I didn’t quite make it in 30 seconds though!
Geoff.
By: Colin Wingrave - 28th April 2005 at 22:59
Geoff,
I have been asked to pass thanks to you your info was spot on.
Thank you to everyone for your replys
Colin
By: von Perthes - 28th April 2005 at 19:13
Colin,
I think this must be Spitfire N3068 of No 72 Sqn, flown by F/O Paul Davies-Cooke, which was shot down by a Bf109 over Sevenoaks at 9.40am on the 27th September 1940. It crashed into Nos 70 & 72 Queensway, West Wickham, Bromley. F/O Davies-Cooke baled out, but fell dead near Hayes Station. The only civilian casualty was Mrs Carpenter, from No 66 ‘injured in the shelter’, presumably belonging to either No 70 or 72.
‘The Battle of Britain, Then & Now Mk V’ has photos of the crash site on P797.
Geoff.
By: Colin Wingrave - 28th April 2005 at 16:27
Thank you all, I dont think its the Ray Holmes Hurricane, poss Spitfire which crashed on a house killing the pilot and occupants of the house. Imsure we will find it.
Colin
By: EN830 - 28th April 2005 at 07:42
15 September 1940, Sgt Ray Holmes was the pilot of a 504 Sqn Hurricane P2725 (TM~B) that rammed a Do17 that he thought was intent on bombing Buckingham Palace and then bailed out. His a/c crashed into the junction between Buckingham Palace rd and Ebury Bridge, the tailess bomber crashed into part of Victoria Station.
Substantial remains of the Hurricane were recovered from a depth of 12ft under the junction during an excavation on 29/30 May 2004 during a live televised Channel 5 programme during which Ray Holmes present. Though he was more interest in the young lady TV Presenter, than the actual dig.
By: JDK - 28th April 2005 at 03:39
Wasn’t the Buck House episode(s) Hurricane? I thought Ginger Lacy (Hurricane pilot) was credited with the He111 that bombed Buck house. The TV archaeology prog about the pilot who rammed the a/c was hurricane as well – but I dint see the prog..
By: JonathanF - 27th April 2005 at 23:43
I think you have two or three separate incidents and two TV programmes confused there, I’m sure someone will straighten them out for you though. There was a programme re the Buckingham palace ramming, the pilot is still alive. I think that’s the incident alluded to in the BoB film where the guy lands in someone’s greenhouse. The TV programme for that incident was not Spitfire Ace (which trained several young pilots on ML407) but a one-off special on Channel 5.
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