Found this reference in the 10th HLI war Diary for April 44 regarding 2 Spitfire crashes near Wiston. Is there any easy way to identify what Squadron they were from or who the pilots were?
More on Roy Marples time with 238 Squadron Hurricanes in the Western Desert http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/91/a4446191.shtml Not sure about him being MP and Transport Minister though, wasn't that ERNEST Marples? Lots more on a quick Google, loss of a BoB veteran, but in wartime accidents happen to the best of them. Also Alligier, A. On 26th April 1944, while returning from a fighter sweep to Mons with No.329 Sqn, his Spitfire Mk.IX MK346 5A-T collided with Spitfire Mk.IX MK360 flown by Wing Commander Roy Marples DFC*. MK360 crashed near Horsham and Marples was killed. MK346 crash landed with damage and Alligier was injured. On 30th October 1944 during a reconnaissance mission to Walcheren, he was injured in the leg but managed to return Spitfire Mk.IX PL190 5A-S to base with minor damage.
