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Dear Sir

I have just found your information and link regarding your third cousin, my reason for the email is i have been trying to find out info on a Hurricane that crashed in Ightham Kent during the Battle of Britain, My mother and her parents lived in Ightham and my grandfather witnessed the Hurricane crash infact he was the first to get to the plane as it was in the field next to their house, unfortunately due to the fire and the machine gun bullets going off in all directions even between his legs he could do nothing which grately upset him this has always stuck with me since i was around 7 years old and i have often wondered who the pilot was, fast forward to yesterday and i am talking with my neighbour who has a company that makes airframes and restores Spitfires he has also attended many ww2 plane digs in the area and i was talking about the planes that crahed in Ightham straight away he reeled the names of the two pilots and one was your 3rd cousin so this chance conversation has confirmed that it was Malcolm that my Grandfather had tried in vain to get to during that horrendous day, my mother told me just this evening about the overhead dog fights that went on on thate fateful day. I am planning on taking my mother who is now 85 years old back to Ightham to show me where the crash site was. I also intend to visit Malcolms Grave to pay my respects when i am next in Sheffield for my work.

Very best regards

David Baldwin