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WWII INTEREST: TWO PARTS OF A PLANE FROM HURRICANE MRI (2680) BELONGING TO RICHARD ALFRED SPYER OF WORCESTER PARK (1917-1941),
Richard Alfred Spyer was born in Surrey in 1917. He joined the RAFVR in March 1939 as an Airman u/t pilot. Called up on 1st September, he completed training and was posted to 111 squadron at North Weald on the 25th.
Spyer was attached to 607 Aquadron at Usworth on 31st May for further instruction on Hurricanes. On the 9th Spyer crashed at Stilstead Farm, East Peckham during combat with ME109s and DO17s in Hurricane P2680, and was slightly wounded. It is from this crash that this plane part was recovered.
Tragically, after Spyer joined 261 Squadron at Ta Kali. On 22nd March 1941, eight Hurricanes of 261 took off to meet ten Ju88s approaching Grand Harbour with a ME109 escot. In the ensuing engagement five of the Hurricanes were shot down, including V7672, flown by Spyer. All five pilots were lost.
Spyer was 23 and is commemorated on the Malta Memorial.
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