Spitfire crash site excavated in Ireland — news report

That’s just the sort of thing tommytheace was after.

Have they found a data plate? If so I guess it will be back in the skies soon!

“A 109 in combat over Northern Ireland? Did it make it back to France?
I have always read that 10 minutes combat over S E England and they had to go back.
mmitch”

That combat took place in 1940 over southern England, it crashed in Ireland in 1942, that’s a better endurance than a 109.

Richard

“But looking at this engine, I think he had a catastrophic engine failure as well.”
Really? Bit of an end float problem?

“Got up to mischief with the Germans” really?

A 109 in combat over Northern Ireland? Did it make it back to France?
I have always read that 10 minutes combat over S E England and they had to go back.
mmitch.

Thanks Paul.

FF 22-7-40 8MU 22-7-40 64S 6-8-40 damaged by Bf109 Sgt Mann safe C2 9-8-40 GAL 53OTU 25-6-41 FACB 2-1-42 Westland 1402Flt 28-4-42 Abandoned after instrument failure W of Ennyvale Co.Tyrone 20-9-42 SOC 21-9-42 FH54.05

Sgt Mann is a think “Jackie” Mann

http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/17398.php

I think it is Spitfire R6992

Just a couple of miles over the Eire border.

Do we have a serial number?

Mark