Bomber crash at the village of Wellington Heath in Herefordshire in 1943. Thank you for responding to my enquires. It is not unlikely as there were a number of aircraft which crashed taking off and landing at RAF Cranage. Following the Snake Pass, the hike up to the plane wreckage is around 2 miles (3.2km). I remember one of the older girls next door (the coal mans daughter) holding my hand and taking me over there to see the crash site. Crashing somewhere near Wittering, Following-up my former request about the Wittering crash, I am of course (when requested) tell more about my late and for many years good and well respected friend Thomas C. Stanley MBE of Liverpool, ex-crew member of Manchester L7518. Does anyone know if there is a memorial to the 4 aircrew members of 157 Squadron who died when their Airspeed Oxford (HM763) crashed after a dummy attack by an American Pilot flying a Mustang near Methwold in Norfolk on 1st May 1945? Id love it now, in fact. As far as I know (although Im no expert by any means) the nearest fighter operational bases near us were Kings Cliffe, Wittering and Ingham..Saying that it is possible some bomber bases had fighter squadrons as well. regional map; local map around dove stone reservoir; landowners' map; map showing position of the dove stone - 1840; map footpaths at dove stone before and after 1990; map of aircraft crash sites; map of climbing areas; map of permitted cycling routes; recreation & access. The inquest heard Palmer, who researches crash sites from the second world war, contacted police at 10am on 26 June last year. I did try to look up the three survivors, and I was very surprised to see that James C. Hilty (listed as a survivor) actually died on that day, too. I also knew from my mother, Hetty Allen (sadly died May 19 2019) that he was also shot down over Malta and that he was a member of the Guinea Pig Club. Im hoping if anyone knows of any details about this. My mother used to work there in the 1950s and 60s. Going back to the air crash, dad used to talk about growing up in the war years, I think our children would be taken away from us if we allowed them to do some of the things he and his friends got up to!! Crash Sites Consolidated PBY Catalina. Very happy to share what Ive got with you. They recently published an article about a Lancaster that crashed at Scraptoft. Flt Sgt Denny was the only son in the family with 3 sisters still surviving out of 4. Hi Joe, I believe it crashed shortly after take off near Barningham, UK. Plane stalled on approach. Hi Hugh, yeah thats lovely. It even listed his rank and squadron number (748). I remember Grosvenor Aslachsen being Rector. These sites are not protected in any way but anyone finding items would have the sense and good manners to inform the local RAF base and let them take it from there, easiest way around that. 115. Crashed Great Dunmow En route to RAF Witchford. A new map that plots every German air raid on the UK during World War Two has been released online. A highly decorated pilot returned to the uk 3 months later and was shot down and killed over Kent . Does anyone know about a P38 that crashed in Water Lane, Cobham, Surrey on 16th March 1944? One was Aug 1St 1039, the other in 1944. it was near Gainsborough? One B17 certainly crashed at Home Farm Hoxne. Showing images tagged with WW2 Aircraft Crash Site tag. It was pointing north. Im doing some research for a family friend who is the daughter of John William Hargreaves (one of your dads crew) at the time of the incident in Denmark. WW2 fighter pilots used their airborne skills to tip V1 Flying Bombs out of the sky to bring them down. There are plans to recover the plane and the bodies in 2012. British, German and American plane crash sites are also marked. Thank you for your email earlier in the year. During an investigation into the crash, officials determined the aircraft had left Colorado Springs between 9:30 and 10 a.m. that morning. NOT the B24 that crashed on Freckleton school near what is now Bae Warton. Dave Stubley is one of hundreds of men and women across Britain who spend their free time finding out where the planes crashed, then digging them up. I have to go back at what I just now do remember (without checking) and what Tom wrote and told me in his original letters to me! Thanks so much for your email. My ancestor Sarah Atkins is no known relative of the Burnaby Atkinses who have a large memorial tombslab in the churchyard. Do take a look at the comments section, there is quite a lot of info people have added about air crashes in the area (link below). Does anyone have any information regarding the collision of two Lancasters, just outside Waltham airfield, on Black Thursday? It was a Canadian pilot Has any body got any ideas? Im researching its history. Hi Martin, it is not a crash site I have visited but maybe I need to, was not aware of it! Apparently it crashed just North of the Main Railway line to the east of Westbury Station Not far off the Ham road. 3 of the crew were killed in the crash: I am following up a story of a B-24 that crashed near Swansea during the war with the loss of all hands. However, in other cases, a local historian may hear of a crash, "that happened sometime during World War II ", and is trying to learn . Roger. Im not the William Hughes from Ticknall hes an imposter pinched my ID. A pair of dog walkers stumbled across the wreckage of a WWII RAF fighter plane - hidden under the sands on the beach where it crashed 76 years ago. The crash was at Blewbury Hill Didcot. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12924. Do you know what they did with them? A genealogist researching a family member killed in a plane crash will likely have the person's name and date of death, and probably a general location, such as the name of a town, or at least the state. Or maybe as a general enquiry, ask someone here at the Coroners Society. As is often the case, we left it too late to check out what he was saying. The plaque is by the entrance to Mill Farm at 514347.8N, 13442.1W and reads: In Memory Of Does anyone have any info on the crash of Liberator B24 j Shazam at Carrs Wood Costessey Norfolk on 7th March 1945. A further airship station was established at Capel-le-Ferne near Folkestone to carry out anti-submarine patrols. I have investigated the crash files but I am unable to find any information concerning this particular crash. By: Keith - 4th September 2008 at 06:00 I'm going on holliday soon in Allhallows-on-Sea and would like to visit a few crash sites in or around Kent, where i could have a look around and maybe even a bit of metal detecting without trespassing or bothering anyone. Wellington DV810 on Broomhead Moor. Each time we retrieved these items they were handed to the landowner who was aware of the crash site. Lancaster ND820, At the request of a local farmer in Norfolk I have located where some of the remains of EE105 Lancaster lies. school Now. The plane was returning from a raid on the Karlsruhe railway marshalling yards. The only Anson crash off the North Wales coast was, I recall from a picture in a book somewhere (possibly Llanbedr area) I saw many years ago, one that had force-landed just off the beach and was salvaged after it was dragged onto the beach, so it wouldnt be one out in the water. Im eager to keep going. 26 April 2011. 5 lives lost + 1 seriously injured. Great memories of playing in the Spitfire at Hooton. This was to get new aircraft away from the factory before they were delivered to their squadrons. Both Halstead pubs shut. The official report states ''This a/c No.3 in a tail chase was seen to commence to pull out from a dive. Does anyone know anything about a 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group (Heavy)B-24H-25-FO Liberator Gypsy Queen Serial# 42-95024 possibly crashed on the afternoon of 5 November 1944 at Shipmeadow, Suffolk (between Beccles and Bungay. Parts of the plane fell in the vicinity of the field at Glatton. Best of luck with your researches, hope to hear more. Hello, The skipper of the boat we used to dive with found it when he was fishing and caught his nets in it. We like to do research in depth. Thank you . The Albemarle/Waco combi took off from Keevil. de Havilland Tiger Moth T6464, Saddleworth. Note that source, the 457th Bomb Group Association, mentions there being 4 survivors not 3. I have been to the Aviation Archaeology web site mentioned and will probably order the crash report. -Theo Boiten Nachtjagd War Diaries book. Thanks for your replyI obtained all my pics and info from web site B24.net a very good site. It is part of the only complete Halifax Mk3. Ian. My family history research had hit a brickwall but within the last few days (April 2016), a stroke of luck and a report in national newspapers of 24.03.1939 identified a RAF plane crash just before WW2 on 23.03.1939. Thank You. My Nans house Was on Halifax drive And she always talked about how close it got and she could see the pilot who managed to lift it over the houses to crash in the fields behind. I have googled for any crashes logged in the area but I cant find anything. courtesy of Kirk Dietz. Flight Sergeant J M Wilde, Sergeant B R Stevenson (RCAF), Sergeant A W Beynon: killed; Flying Officer L C Boore, Pilot Officer W H Pinfold, Sergeant S Davies, Sergeant Holden: injured; aircraft accident at Banham Farm, Blewbury, Berkshire, Wellington L4323, 15 Operational Training Unit, 8 September 1941. ref:https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16997728, Thank you for the information Lance. One other thing, in doing a basic computer search for the crash site, Park Farm, Hoxne, Suffolk, I was unable to find it. Where is the Bleaklow Bomber plane crash site? https://aircrewremembrancesociety3.com/Aircraft-Losses/USAAF-Losses/U.S.A.A.F.Losses-1943/page-49/ Of the latter, nearly 200 crash sites were relocated and identified. In some small way its comforting to see the area where he must have flown many times. I doubt your Spitfire was involved in enemy action in my own opinion it could have been an ATA crash. Jonathan. Looking for the exact location of a memorial for a Lancaster bomber that went down just outside Bicker, Lincolnshire on the 10th April 1944. Ian, Ian I have contacted the LA and have a copy of FE Kraemers death certificate as a starting point but further investigation concluded that there was not a coroners report. Hi Paul, Couldnt see this one listed, which RAF Brize Norton has just had on their FB page 27th Aug 20: https://bit.ly/3jnkhfQ. He put me in touch with a colleague of his at the War Graves Commission who he felt sure would be able to help me. A Plane Crash in Maidstone. See map. While he was traning another pilot. There is now a memorial to Reed in Walcott. Ilse and I walked along Beldam Haw on Monday and I looked N. across the crash field which is divided into blocks by barbed wire. They might assist you in finding more information. I understand research has shown that where the impact caused severe trauma to the bodies of the crew, then recovery crews were instructed just to gather sufficient body parts to enable a funeral to take place (around 9 lbs apparently). Superfortress 44-61999 Over-Exposed! air crash site on Bleaklow, Aviation Archeological Research and Investigation, https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945O.htm, http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12924, http://www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk/390th-bomb-group/interesting-information-and-facts/, https://aircrewremembrancesociety3.com/Aircraft-Losses/USAAF-Losses/U.S.A.A.F.Losses-1943/page-49/, All photos and text are aircrashsites.co.uk unless otherwise stated. Crash site of USAAF P51B Mustang 43-12419 on Rooley Moor. Hi Roger II / # LL701 / Operation Schweinfurt / Ursache unbekannt / Absturz in die Nordsee / Flight Lieutenant James Clement Hornby / 7 vermisst. 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