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| RAAF No. 457 Squadron   RAAF 1943  Stan Gajda 1982 |
Pilot FtLt Bruce Little, 403521 (survived) North Sydney, NSW Crashed May 10, 1943 Aircraft History Built by Supermarine. Delivered to the Royal Air Force (RAF) as Spitfire Mark Vc serial number BS199. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia. Wartime History Assigned to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as Spitfire Mark Vc serial number A58-81. Assigned to No. 457 Squadron. Code "ZP-S". Mission History On May 10, 1943 took off piloted by FtLt Bruce Little and force landed near Darwin without injury. This Spitfire was later converted to components and abandoned. Wreckage Until 1982, this Spitfire remained in situ until recovered to Darwin, location today unknown. Stan Gajda adds: "John Sluce was at the wreck site and took the photos. In Perth a little while after that I met two RAAF guys who were there by helicopter and I believe the parts were recovered with the chopper and brought to Darwin. I saw some of the wreckage in Darwin in 1982. Sluce never did tell me where the crash had occurred probably because it was not there by then. Bob Alford is the man in Darwin that can give you the exact locations." Daniel Leahy adds: "I have a couple of shots of this crash from during the war, and based on what's left and the terrain, it is quite a possibility. I think this is the best possibility so far." References WW2 Nominal Roll - Bruce Little, 403521 ADF Serials - Spitfire A58-603 Spitfires Over Darwin 1943 Thanks to Stan Gajda and Daniel Leahy for addition information Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated May 8, 2022 |
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