Spitfire X4930 at Leconfield airfield.

On 23rd July 1941 this 129 Squadron aircraft overshot on landing following a landing downwind at Leconfield airfield after a training flight. The aircraft struck a mound of sand with the undercarriage which was then broken off and the aircraft tipped over.

Pilot - Sgt Arthur James Godfrey Timmins RAFVR (924352). Minor injuries.


Arthur Timmins arrived at 129 Squadron from 52 OTU on 18th July 1941. He received a commission in November 1942 and survived the war.

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