Spitfire Va X4669 , ' Sir Walter ' 27th March,1943 Kingsnordley ,Bridgnorth ,Shropshire

On my trip home from the snowy North I stopped off to see if i could find a site.

This patch of broken hedge in a quiet lane near Kingsnordley ,Bridgnorth ,Shropshire is the crash site of Spitfire Va X4669 , ' Sir Walter ' from the 109th Observation Squadron ,6th Fighter wing ,RAF Attcham the plane on a local aerobatics fight on the 27th March,1943 ran into difficulties due to a glycol leak the pilot struggled to force land the failing aircraft but either over come by fumes or visibility did not see the sunken lane crashing through the hedge the Plane broke up on impact with the other side of the lane Killing the young pilot F/o John.L. Becker USAAF.