World War 2 Talk - View Single Post - Aeroplane (fighter) crash, Hildenborough, Kent

Racing Teapots · 22-02-2004, 10:58 AM

As a 10 year old schoolboy, I watched a WW2 fighter aeroplane being excavated from the village of Hildenborough (around 1972/3).

Hildenborough is a small village between Sevenoaks and Tonbridge.

I thought that the aeroplane was a Spitfire, and the 'rumour' was that the pilot was Polish.

But no Kent aero historians I have spoken to, can identify which plane this might have been; "it certainly does not appear to have been a Spitfire."

So I now wonder if it was a Hurricane (or other fighter)......

Is there any book/database which lists where and when WW2 aeroplanes crashed, and the name(s) of the crew.....??

22-02-2004, 10:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
Racing Teapots Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 14	As a 10 year old schoolboy, I watched a WW2 fighter aeroplane being excavated from the village of Hildenborough (around 1972/3). Hildenborough is a small village between Sevenoaks and Tonbridge. I thought that the aeroplane was a Spitfire, and the 'rumour' was that the pilot was Polish. But no Kent aero historians I have spoken to, can identify which plane this might have been; "it certainly does not appear to have been a Spitfire." So I now wonder if it was a Hurricane (or other fighter)...... Is there any book/database which lists where and when WW2 aeroplanes crashed, and the name(s) of the crew.....?? __________________ Racing Teapots - world famous, Art Deco teapots