April 5, 2024
BATTLE OF BRITAIN RELIC SPITFIRE P9469 7/10/1940
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SPITFIRE P9469 CRASHED 7TH OCT 1940: 222 SQUADRON , HORNCHURCH: P/O J. W. BROADHURST OF 222 SQUADRON - HORNCHURCH WAS SHOT DOWN ON THE 7/10/40 AT 4.50PM: HE BALED OUT BUT KILLED ON LANDING. HIS SPITFIRE CRASHED AT BAILEYS REED FARM, HURSTGREEN. THIS IS AIR FRAME WITH FITTINGS FROM HIS SPITFIRE WHICH STILL HAS ITS ORIGINAL BATTLE OF BRITAIN PAINT ON IT AND RIVET HOLES: MEASURING 32CM X 5CM: THIS IS A RARE AND LARGE PIECE OF BATTLE OF BRITAIN SPITFIRE FROM "ONE OF THE FEW" PROVENANCE: RECOVERED BYSELF DURING AN EXCAVATION OF THE CRASH SITE REFERE NCE: BATTLE OF BRITAIN THEN AND NOW 7TH 0F OCTOBER 1940 222 SQDN 4.50PM John William Broadhurst, from Crayford, joined the RAF in January 1939 on a short service commission. He did his elementary flying at 11 E&RFTS, Perth and in April went to 2 FTS, Brize Norton. He was posted to 222 Squadron at its reformation at Duxford on October 5th 1939. Initially equipped with Blenheims, the squadron received Spitfires in March 1940. On May 29th, after a patrol over Dunkirk, Broadhurst failed to find Hornchurch in bad visibility, ran out of fuel and crash-landed. On August 31st Broadhurst claimed a Me109 destroyed, on September 4th a Me109 and two more on the 7th and 27th. He was shot down on October 7th 1940 during an attack on enemy bombers. He baled out but fell dead at Longhurst. His Spitfire,
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