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21/07/1940 this 73 Squadron aircraft (Hurricane L3470) landed on a flooded / waterlogged part of Church Fenton airfield, the undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft tipped on its nose. The pilot and aircraft had been flown over to Leconfield as a forward operating base to undertake patrols and had returned to Church Fenton, landing with two others at 18.30hrs.
Pilot - Sgt Ronald Vernon Ellis RAF.
09/03/1944 A newly-built Spitfire from Castle Bromwich crashed near Elmdon while on its test flight. Test pilot S/Ldr R V Ellis AFC DFM was injured.
