James John Sinclair, Piece of the First Nazi Aircraft Shot Down on British soil in Hoy, Orkney

James John Sinclair was in the Battery (226 Bty) that shot down the first Nazi aircraft brought down by anti-aircraft fire on British soil in Hoy, Orkney, on the 17th of October 1939. He was born in Spittal, Caithness.

James John Sinclair made the plaque from a piece of the downed aircraft and engraved it with a darning needle. The plaque has been on show in the family home ever since.

The photograph features James John Sinclair, his brother Arch, two nephews James and George, and others from the Spittal area