Doubt it was the first, and certainly wasn’t the last occasion where people died flying during filming.

Funny, I’ve just finished reading the book. I wonder how the film will compare.

What are the requirements for inclusion on Runnymede? Is it the same as some other memorials around the world where if CWGC either didn’t have a grave to maintain or the location of one was too difficult then the person was commemorate on the most suitable memorial. I’ve come across this with the likes of the Singapore Memorial including people with known graves but in out of the way bits of SEA which CWGC decided were too far out (mostly Burma).

When I first saw the item in the third photo I thought it might have been a cowl flap, but it isn’t, other than that the pieces are small parts which on the face of it could be from any number of aircraft, particularly AM marked items. I think the bottom photo (the one with barely readable numbers) is an insulator from some electrical equipment so again a standard part.

The possibility that I find most likely is that was more than one crash in the area with the 1947(ish) accident being the one which is remembered but the only wreckage remaining at a crash site is from an earlier accident which either isn’t on file or has been records poorly.

I’ve conceded defeat, no point in prolonging it, even though the 4 triplanes were to differing designs, so technically different aircraft.

Which one?

This one might not be lasting too much longer, Yes and Yes.

Yes, it is pre-1918.