C.W King. Canberra crash. 1971.
C.W King. Canberra crash. 1971.
Hi all,
about twenty years ago I bought a Triumph Spitfire from a chap who said he bought it from a chap who never actually drove it, was in the RAF was going to ship it out to Germany, but was killed there in a crash.
I have the original 67 log book, and the name of the first owner is Christopher W King.
A Christopher W King was killed in a Canberra crash in 71. (WT366). The timescale, the name in the logbook (which is in itself a thing of beauty) and the timescale of the new owner fits. However the story is circumstantial.
Has as anyone any idea of how I could maybe confirm the 2 people are the same person. Though only a MKIII Spitfire, it is quite a rare one, and has a few unique features that were actually factory fitted.
I am just a PPL holder myself, I’d love to know if my car really does have this connection.
about twenty years ago I bought a Triumph Spitfire from a chap who said he bought it from a chap who never actually drove it, was in the RAF was going to ship it out to Germany, but was killed there in a crash.
I have the original 67 log book, and the name of the first owner is Christopher W King.
A Christopher W King was killed in a Canberra crash in 71. (WT366). The timescale, the name in the logbook (which is in itself a thing of beauty) and the timescale of the new owner fits. However the story is circumstantial.
Has as anyone any idea of how I could maybe confirm the 2 people are the same person. Though only a MKIII Spitfire, it is quite a rare one, and has a few unique features that were actually factory fitted.
I am just a PPL holder myself, I’d love to know if my car really does have this connection.
Last edited by kghjfg; 3rd Mar 2019 at 14:43. Reason: spelling mistake
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I last flew this B(I)8 on 22 April 1770 whilst on 16 Sqn at RAF Wildenrath. Su Pearce was my Navigator who I was to fly with many years later on No 10 Sqn
I last flew this B(I)8 on 22 April 1770 whilst on 16 Sqn at RAF Wildenrath. Su Pearce was my Navigator who I was to fly with many years later on No 10 Sqn
Possibly, and I think Pontius may have been his navigator 
Going back to the OP's question I think it highly unlikely that there were two Christopher W. Kings serving at the same time, so I'd say it's a fair bet that the Spitfire owner and the unfortunate Canberra nav were one and the same man
Going back to the OP's question I think it highly unlikely that there were two Christopher W. Kings serving at the same time, so I'd say it's a fair bet that the Spitfire owner and the unfortunate Canberra nav were one and the same man
Wrathmonk , I have never flown a Canberra of any flavour....
...but some RAF computer error had me down as a 'Canberra QFI' on my records at one point, which greatly surprised me as at the time I'd never a QFI, neither had I been a Canberra pilot!
...but some RAF computer error had me down as a 'Canberra QFI' on my records at one point, which greatly surprised me as at the time I'd never a QFI, neither had I been a Canberra pilot!
1770I last flew this B(I)8 on 22 April 1770
Mind you, I always thought that the B(I)8 looked rather fun! For the pilot, that is....
I’ll dig the logbook back out and drop you a line, I obviously have a home address for him, and there is also a Mr Glaze if I remember correctly. Mr Glaze owned the car for seven days shortly after the crash. I wish I’d asked the chap I bought it off exactly what the story was.
The car has a fantastic history, it was owned by Chris King, it then went to a chap who owned it till 2000, he sold it to buy a new powered hang glider, and I use it as my regular car in the summer, when it can usually be found parked between the hangars at Duxford while I’m flying!
I was lucky enough to get this picture last summer.
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Hi all,
about twenty years ago I bought a Triumph Spitfire from a chap who said he bought it from a chap who never actually drove it, was in the RAF was going to ship it out to Germany, but was killed there in a crash.
I have the original 67 log book, and the name of the first owner is Christopher W King.
A Christopher W King was killed in a Canberra crash in 71. (WT366). The timescale, the name in the logbook (which is in itself a thing of beauty) and the timescale of the new owner fits. However the story is circumstantial.
Has as anyone any idea of how I could maybe confirm the 2 people are the same person. Though only a MKIII Spitfire, it is quite a rare one, and has a few unique features that were actually factory fitted.
I am just a PPL holder myself, I’d love to know if my car really does have this connection.
about twenty years ago I bought a Triumph Spitfire from a chap who said he bought it from a chap who never actually drove it, was in the RAF was going to ship it out to Germany, but was killed there in a crash.
I have the original 67 log book, and the name of the first owner is Christopher W King.
A Christopher W King was killed in a Canberra crash in 71. (WT366). The timescale, the name in the logbook (which is in itself a thing of beauty) and the timescale of the new owner fits. However the story is circumstantial.
Has as anyone any idea of how I could maybe confirm the 2 people are the same person. Though only a MKIII Spitfire, it is quite a rare one, and has a few unique features that were actually factory fitted.
I am just a PPL holder myself, I’d love to know if my car really does have this connection.
Do you still have it, we have a photo with him in it. He is my hero, I love him so much
My email is [email protected][/left]
