Thanks GG. We know about the Newcastleton one from records of a crash guard based there for some time. The Riccarton one is slightly out of range.
We know of a wheels up, belly landing of a Spitfire at Glentress Peebles. For a while we thought that might be it, thinking that the guy might have been confused about location. We also have a lead to a place named Teviothead, that is still in the frame
We now almost certainly have a crash site pretty much exactly where the guy said it was. I have been trying to contact the farmer since yesterday.
The newspaper article comes out tomorrow and we are pinning high hopes on that.
Currently we have the guys exact name, where he overshot and why he crash landed where he did . We need to confirm if we definitely have the right crash location and then see what the newspaper brings.
I will hold off posting all of the info until tomorrow at the request of the newspaper, they are pretty excited about this and they have been a great help.
Added. GG, I have been on to both guys and sent them the link to the thread.
Last edited by El Grifo; 18th Jan 2012 at 16:08.