This morning a memorial plaque to Flying Officer H P M Edridge was handed over to Dixter House, a historic home in the county where Hilary Edridge of 222 Squadron (Spitfires) lost his life on 30 October 1940.

I have been involved in trying to get this organised for the past 18 months, and we had intended to have a little ceremony involving family etc this summer. That fell by the wayside due to lack of interest/support from the Parish Council and so now we will have a dedication event next summer.

Sorry about the quality of the photo of the plaque!

The quality of the plaque photograph dosen’t matter, it’s the quality of the plaque itself that counts, and it is very good indeed !! Many thanks for showing this Andy. The very best of wishes in getting it dedicated next year with better local interest, and support from the parish council.

Spitfire tailwheel.?

Hi Rocketeer, I’ve found my tailwheel, that’s still inflated, sadly the numbers don’t match those that you earlier mentioned. There are various letters/numbers on it, the closest to the one you referred to is AHM 222. This wheel was actually found in 1977 by my mate but it took him 7 years to eventually give it to me after much pleading, now seems that it’s not a Spitfire wheel. 😡

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On page 3 in yesterdays Sun newspaper was a picture of Katie, while page 4 showed a picture of her Ring….

Royal Wedding.

The cost of that charade….then the divorce..life goes on. :confused:

Spitfire tailwheel.

Many thanks for that Rocketeer, when I can get some daylight hours to myself I’ll see if the numbers match-up.

t21

Many thanks for showing that, what a true hero. Shame that it’s taken so long to dedicate this memorial to his honour.

t21

This is my first post on here,just hope that I get it right. I was given a Spitfire tailwheel in 1984 by a friend who found it in a ditch on the edge of Haddenham Airfield, Buckinghamshire. This was during a land clearing job to extend the loading area. This wheel was, and still is inflated!! 1940s air ? Right now it’s at the back of my shed somewhere. I’ll dig it out and record any rim numbers.