Today's planned flypast over Hildenborough had to be called off due to a technical problem with the vintage spitfire.Crowds surrounded the Half Moon pub today, October 25, to mark one of Hildenborough's darkest days 75 years ago.Pilot Officer John Mather plunged to his death on October 27, 1940, behind the Half Moon pub, bringing the reality of war home for many in the village.Seven and a half decades later his service is remembered in the village with a commemorative plaque near where his...
