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  • Very rare glass framed rare airframe section with green camouflage paintwork from British RAF Spitfire number P9469 of 222 squadron Pilot Officer J.W Broadhurst,shot down at 4.50pm on 7th October 1940,battle of Britain

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    This is a rare glass framed aluminium airframe structure section with lots of original green camouflage paintwork remains very clear to see and is a nice solid aluminium section .The panel still retains a lot of original colour it has been very well cleaned it has ripped and bent by the impact of the crash it is in lovely clean condition and is perfect for display or any collection and has been mounted in to a glass fronted box frame with information and lots of pictures the frame is 10 half inches by 10 half inches in size.The part comes from British RAF Spitfire number P9469 of 222 squadron Pilot Officer J.W Broadhurst,shot down at 4.50pm on 7th October 1940,battle of Britain

    The spitfire was in combat during an attack on enemy bombers. When he was shot down. John William Broadhurst bailed out but fell dead at Longhurst. His Spitfire crashed and burned out at Baileys Reed Farm, Hurst Green, Salehurst.

    He was posted to 222 Squadron at its reformation at Duxford on October 5th 1939. Initially equipped with Blenheim’s, the squadron received Spitfires in March 1940. On May 29th, after a patrol over Dunkirk, Broadhurst failed to find Hornchurch in bad visibility, ran out of fuel and crash-landed. On August 31st Broadhurst claimed a Messerschmitt 109 destroyed, on September 4th a Messerschmitt 109 and two more on the 7th and 27th of September.

    John William Broadhurst was 23 years old. He is buried in Hornchurch Cemetery, Essex.

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