Collection: WWII 1940 Battle of Britain KIA Sgt E. Scott SHOT DOWN R.A.F. British Spitfire Wreckage Fragment - Hollingbourne Recovered
These incredible rare and museum-grade WWII artifacts are a Battle of Britain R.A.F. aircraft wreckage fragments from a British Spitfire. In March, Sgt E. Scott was transferred to No. 222 Squadron, flying Spitfires out of RAF Duxford in Cambridgeshire. No doubt, Sgt E. Scott would have participated in operations covering the withdrawal of British troops from Dunkirk. This Royal Air Force British Spitfire was piloted by Sgt E. Scott who was shot down during an air-to-air dogfight by a German ACE fighter pilot Major Werner Molders on the evening of September 27th, 1940. Sgt E. Scott and his Spitfire aircraft crashed at Greenway Court Road, Hollingbourne Kent. This aircraft was not found and was pronounced MIA. This aircraft was excavated in 1990 and Sgt E. Scott was recovered and his remains were taken out and he was buried with full military honours in Margate. These WWII aircraft wreckage fragments were preserved from the wreckage of Sgt E. Scott’s Spitfire which was shot down on September 27th, 1940.
