Hi Baz
It got even more interesting later, work in Italy on a G-59, various Spitfires in UK, Italy, South Africa, ferry trip back from South Africa in a Catalina, helicopter rides around Russia looking for war time wrecks, trips to Oz etc etc. Maybe better write a sequel!

I was NCO i/c of the two recovery teams sent from Repair & Salvage Flight at RAF Abingdon.
I arrived that evening with the section W/O to survey the site to determine what equipment would be needed for recovery. When we arrived the two crew had been removed as had the children. The houses were relatively unscathed with the tail unit stood up against one of them. Our biggest problem was that the aircraft had impacted between the two rows of houses immediately on top of the various services, water elect. etc.
The following days the remains of the aircraft were removed to a hangar at Wyton under the supervision of AAIB and laid out in their correct positions to aid the investigation. I do believe the aircraft was carrying out a full assymetric with the engine shut down. After this accident I believe the procedure changed to reducing the power on one engine to idle.

Some years ago the pilot visited Duxford accompanied by somebody from the area. We took down details but where they are????

The a/c is given as 6N+AK Werk Nr. 332379 crashed 0103 hours 19/4/1944, in wheatfield, broken in half 15′ forward of fin.
Essex Record Office in file C/W 1/2/61 gives, “burnt out Butlers Farm.”

Believe Fritz Kopf and George Speyerer were buried in Saffron Walden Cemetery the same day.

What capacity are the Comet tanks?

The Staffel emblem of 7/ZG26 was a penguin carrying an umbrella.
See page 201, ‘Zerstorer’ by Vasco & Cornwell, published 1995.

24-8-1940 He 111 down at Senns Farm, Great Wakering. Yellow spinners, 20 kills on fin. Crew of 3 captured.

3-9-40 1030 hrs. Me 110 3U+KR (white) Werk Nr. 3225.
Near North Shoebury corner, 1000 yds from Spa Lane, Great Wakering.
.303 strikes on wings and fuselage.
Tail tips painted yellow, yellow stripes on outside of rudders. Penguin with red umbrella. Spinners white.
DB601N port 11937, stbd. 11941.

Southend D/BC 1/7/3/1
North Shoebury, about 300 yds. W of Star Lane & 200 yds N of Shoebury Rd. or Poynters Lane.
J Livermore reported a/c down in Rayners Field.
60041/15 Gefr. Gunther Vecker, 22 died 4/9/1940

You beat me to it Paul.

F/O Ronald Arthur Somerset Gough (Lord Calthorpe) was killed on 9 October 1945 nr. Blythburgh flying a P-51.