dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv bɹˈɪtən ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, ɐ ɹˈɔɪəl ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs hˈɔːkɚ hˈɜːɹᵻkˌeɪn flˈoʊn baɪ flˈaɪt luːtˈɛnənt ˈiːən dʒˈeɪmz mjˈʊɹhɛd dˌiːˌɛfsˈiː kɹˈæʃt æt spˈiːks bˈɑːɾəm, nˌɪɹ hˈɛmpstɛd.
During the Battle of Britain in October 1940, a Royal Air Force Hawker Hurricane flown by Flight Lieutenant Ian James Muirhead DFC crashed at Spekes Bottom, near Hempstead.