OXO cricket ground, Beckenham
Originally Posted by
treadigraph
An ex colleague of mine witnessed the Spitfire's arrival on the cricket pitch as a small boy - he was amazed that not only did I know the story but that I'd also seen the Spitfire in San Diego; allegedly it still sports a slight dent in the leading edge where it hit the stumps!
I was a small boy in Beckenham in 1959 (I did not witness the landing) and grew up there. The Spitfire landing on the cricket pitch was part of local folk lore and my Dad knew about, it having been with 1 AEF at Biggin Hill around that time.
I've tried posting a link to a facebook page about it with pictures but it disappears when posted. If you google -
Spitfire that crash landed on the Oxo Cricket Ground you should find it.
Last edited by WB627; 17th Jun 2020 at 21:48.
Reason: problem posting link