Unusually I watched the BBC TV programme “Midlands Today” this evening (Wednesday).
It seem that Dr(?) Carl Chinn (I think he is a Prof at Birmingham University) is carrying out a series of history challenges. Tonight it was mentioned that two or three weeks ago he investigated a 1942(?) Spitfire crash site in Staffordshire and there would be more on this on next Wednesday’s programme.
Anyone know anything more?
Roger Smith
By: Matt Braddock - 6th September 2007 at 10:00
A link to the story of “Jack” McNamara is
The latest programme said that a memorial is to be unveiled on 25th. September and Midlands Today expect to cover the event.
By: RPSmith - 5th September 2007 at 16:40
bump – tonight
By: Matt Braddock - 31st August 2007 at 20:44
From “Midlands Today” of 8th. August …..
A viewer asked Birmingham University history professor Dr. Chinn to investigate a dimly remembered crash from his childhood. The result was to identify a Spitfire crash on 25th. September 1942.
21 year old pilot Sgt. John Fredrick MacNamara was killed in the crash due to port wing failure after a violent pull out on emerging from low cloud. The pilot was buried in his hometown of Bristol.
The site of the crash is now the cricket club ground at Alsager (north of Stoke-on-Trent) where a plaque is to be unveiled shortly. Perhaps that will be the reason for the coming broadcast?
By: N.Wotherspoon - 30th August 2007 at 08:59
Re Professor Carl Chinn see http://www.history.bham.ac.uk/staff/chinn.htm nothing on a Spitfire? project though, but does mention his research into the “Birmingham Blitz” and his Sunday radio slot.
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August 29, 2007 at 7:45 pm