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Richard. Cycle Route Wings of Freedom: Crash Site Spitfire LF Mk. 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. 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). Hi Geoff, have you seen this? Forced landing at RAC Club (Woodcote) after repelling attack on RAF Kenley. Hi Beth. Regards Mike Farley. These mention that Lancster LL701 went down in the North Sea. I was living in Orpington and in the winter of 1943 / 4 was taken to see a crashed B17 but not near Curry Wood. The Farmer may challenge the mod to provide proof as he has never been informed of the crash site or possibility of human remains and is at liberty to dig ditches lay water pipes unrestricted and does not want to uncover body parts? (Donald something) Any information you may have I would be pleased to receive. I have shown some photos of possibley that aircraft. I believe(?) Thank you for your email earlier in the year. Maybe someone else reading this might be able to help? Sorry report isnt that clear but cant identify it from your site info, http://www.mapperleyhistory.com/History_Pages/Wellington-Dedication-A5.html. There was an anti aircraft gun in the same field as well. Schnaufer survived the War, took over the family wine business & was killed in a collision with a Citroen truck carrying gas bottles in the Bordeaux region near the tiny hamlet of Jauge. It crashed by the river chelmer great dunmow 20/3/1945. Im trying to locate the site of a B17 crash in West Norfolk. The aircraft crashed at 14:55 hrs at Park Farm, Hoxne, Suffolk. I had a hunch that the plane might have come from Podington in Beds, now the site of the race track Santa Pod.I Corresponded with Dearborn about this,but there was no way of getting to the site. who were killed near this site Very happy to share what Ive got with you. Mary Packman,s daughter was my Grandma,Janet Towler who studied at Homerton College,Cambridge, and died in 1966 in a house in Stonehouse Road, Halstead. 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. The Manchester went down. 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!! I will take a look but its not my neck of the woods really. F/Lt. When I contacted the American Battle Monuments Commission I was told of some books that had been written about American aircraft losses during the war. People who have read it found it quite amusing. It was sad to hear of his death. Can you help? My grandmothers house in Monifieth had a splendid view of the Firth of Tay. P/O A.G.Thomas KIA, F/S T.McCaffray KIA, F/S E.L.Horstmann RAAF KIA, F/S W.N.Pridmore RAAF KIA, F/S G.E.Davis RAAF KIA, F/S A.Cryer RAAF KIA, F/S A.H.Weston RAAF KIA.. WWII crash sites to be surveyed. Bruntingthorpe, Bitteswell ( now Magna Park ) and Rearsby were used for new aircraft storage. One was called Losses of the US 8th and 9th Airforces Volume 5 April 1944 to June 1944 written by Stan D Bishop.It may be worth checking to see if the crash of Alfred 11 is recorded. F/S B.V.Mowan Hi, I was wondering if you had received any more info regarding Lancaster ED548 PH-X. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Sarah! It crashed in the area that is Woodstock Hi, My Father was a fitter in bomber command and the Bomber that he was in crashed at the end of 1944 or the beginning of 1945. Sgt Donald L. Moore, right waist gunner, killed If you were to post your query in the general forum on RAF Commands website, I am sure someone there will help you. This question has been asked on-line before (not at this site) but I have not seen a response or answer. Use the slider or your mouse scroll wheelto zoom in and out. Because there was a vast amount of small fragments we decided to cease detecting on that field. The weather was very thundery which brought down several aircraft including 42-31038, also from 306BG, which came down nr. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z9471. They were returning from an attack on Germany (Cologne?) A new map that plots every German air raid on the UK during World War Two has been released online. My Father William George Baker. (RAF) / Avro Lancaster Mk. Do you knowis Park Farm an actual farm, a park, or a village? There are plans to recover the plane and the bodies in 2012. Looking for the exact location of a memorial for a Lancaster bomber that went down just outside Bicker, Lincolnshire on the 10th April 1944. TWA Flight 260 Crash Site Albuquerque, New Mexico. The exact date of this crash is unknown. When you click the 'Print' button below, a PDF version of the current map will be produced. Seeking any official details of wreckage site, location, photos. Once the process is complete, a link to the document entitled 'Printout' will be displayed. Several years ago had a visit from 3 of the surviving crew members who found quite a few bits of their plane on our land that adjoins the crash site. I have looked up the Walcott crash and I should be more than pleased to see if I can find more info. During the war a stricken plane was coming in to land at Parham Suffolk and crashed just short of the runway. Crash Sites De Havilland Mosquito. Hope you can help. 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. My uncle (SHC Thrower) was killed 16/11/1943 when Wellington Mk 1c, DV918, from 21 Operational Training Unit took off from RAF Enstone at 2010 to carry out a training exercise. Ive also spoken with the daughter of John Vardy so it looks like three families of the original crew are now joined up and in contact, which is great news. On September 2, 1945, the last day of the war, a USMC Grumman F6F-5 crashed in Death Valley. I feel it is just a civil servant playing overly safe. Michelle. if so I would like to know your source as I do not have a pic of my site despite many enqs,thanks. I am trying to get permission for a controlled survey of the site involving service personnel from a local RAF Station with full archeological support from qualified people. You might find a couple of pieces I have put on YouTube/Lossie History of interest. Also whether or not the truck driver was full or empty. any help appreciated. The extra survivor is listed as your uncle, so we can safely conclude that is incorrect and also that your uncle Roy died in the crash so the date you have is of both the crash and his death. I do have seven pictures of the crash site which were obtained from the website called To Honor Our Fallen. We would love to finish and tell the whole story. The day before WW2 started, Saturday Sept 2nd, 1939, I was evacuated to Milton Street, Maidstone in Kent. That part of the country is not the geographical area I usually cover, but I will take a look at the resources and books I have this evening and will get back to you if I find anything. The details you have provided dont match anything in The Mighty eighth War Diary book. 04 Aug 2013: Cessna 182P: Stanwood, WA. This map was created by a user. However, one local source mentions a possible plane crash so it seems worth following up..thanks in advance for any help or advice- PD. The Snake Pass can be found in the Peak District, along the A57 main road that runs from Ladybower Reservoir to Glossop. . The two planes, a Hawker Hurricane Mk.I V6565 and V7742 hit the ground on 12th August 1941 and . AIRFIELDS. IX, NH356. Would the area newspapers have an account of it? You should be able to purchase a full accident report from this site. Any other information would be greatly appreciated. I am told it was a Armstrong whitly but can find no colabaration. Id love to hear from you. I have found a report in Jim Jones Personal history of RAF Harwell which I think my be this accidentmarch 11th Wellington X3874 observed by schoolboys to roll over on its back 600feet over Didcot and spiral down, it crashed and burnt outin Fleet meadow.Its said the pilot was practising single engine flying when he got into trouble the accident was thought to be 1942 but not sure. Richard Storr, Thanks Richard for your time and efforts..please keep me informed. 115. But if I find anything I will let you know. Thanks for your visit and comment Mike. Above the target area they all of the sudden heard a big bang right underneath their a/c and pilot Hubbard told them to check the instrument etc., but all seemed to be OK. Looking for information for a crashed plane in the area of stocking farm mowacre hill Beaumont leys, in Leicester, what I have to go on is that it was a Wellington with American crew around about April 1942 theres always been rumours of a crash but no evidence Ive seen, hoping to share the details with a local site to put rumours to rest, any help be appreciated thanks. Home; Map of crashes; List by state; About; Washington fatal crashes (1183) View all crashes on a map. Granpa Towler sometimes officiated at Evensong at the Otford Lane Mission., after 1954. Will have a look and drop you a line if I find anything. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945O.htm Campbell made a crash landing upon returning to base. I have some further information that you may, or indeed may not already have. Ive done a bit of checking and it seems he was a navigator with RAFVR and fell out of a Whitely at 1400ft in the peak district of Derbyshire while attached to 81 OTU at Ashbourne. II / # LL701 / Operation Schweinfurt / Cause unknown / Crash in the North Sea / Flight Lieutenant James Clement Hornby / 7 missing. David AP, remember as a lad finding a canopy of either a spitfire or hurricane on spare land between clifton,the irwell and agecroft collery in manchester,never did find out which it was and i think its been dug up The watches on the bodies of those aboard had all stopped at 10:10 a.m. va said records were water damaged so thy were no help. Do you know of an aircrash or have a photograph of which I witnessed as a 4 year old at Cairnbulg It occured at the beginning of the aerodrome near where we were staying about 1944 I think it was a spitfire and the trainee pilot had come in too low and his rear wheel caught on the railway fence. Had the glider still been attached the sudden dive/spin of the tug would have broken the Waco in half. I would really appreciate any information you have on John, his daughter and/or the crash. Hello, It appears to be quite new as it is not on Google street views. If you are interested you will find said photos under the name of Shazams Navigator Lt Richard Angert. I recently gained permission to search some farm land between Whetstone & Littlethorpe. Involved 3 P-47s from the 352nd FG colliding in the overcast. Further information required please. That is fantastic info!! Thanks to former Stanhoe resident Arthur Walker for most of the information on these crash sites. Do you know what they did with them? Below; photo from the 457 Bomb Group Association showing some of the wreckage. Thank you. I have googled for any crashes logged in the area but I cant find anything. Unfortunately I dont have a copy of Michael Hursts book however I learned of the crash site reading a review of a new book Cumbria At War 1939-45 written by Ruth Mansergh and published by Pen and Sword. What a coincidence that you remember him. Search within these images: Poppy wreaths marking a WW2 bomber crash site by Philip Jeffrey. Thanks to former Stanhoe resident Arthur Walker for most of the information on these crash sites. I have met family members and still search for information. Finally pinned down KG76 Dornier Do17 F1+AT (15 Sep 1940) crash location and snaps taken. Does anyone have any information regarding the collision of two Lancasters, just outside Waltham airfield, on Black Thursday? Hi, I am a metal detectorist in Whetstone, Leicester. I am a relation of a crew member located in Australia. Im not the William Hughes from Ticknall hes an imposter pinched my ID. I take it you know of this page? 2 Killed Including Russell Charles Denny from Western Australia. One was Aug 1St 1039, the other in 1944. Youve provided me with a wealth of information, and Im eager to go through it more thoroughly. I live approximately a mile from where the Lancaster your uncle was flying crashed. I work for the local council and would seek to put some sort of memorial up should it be located on the part of the heath that we manage. 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. Also, I spoke with John Vardys daughter this afternoon, so it looks like 3 families are now joined up. My great uncle was navigator. Thats recently been made into the memorial mentioned above. One B17 certainly crashed at Home Farm Hoxne. Shows Apparently two Lancasters, ME323 and PB476 of 12 Squadron were on training flights when shot down by Luftwaffe Junkers 88s. Some small fragments, showing signs of burning can be found amongst the heather at the site. The crew parachuted to safety over Penrith and the pilotless bomber crashed into Brownrigg fell near Plumpton, a village a few miles north of Penrith. Thanks for your comments Richard I have checked out that web site Honor the Fallen no trace of Lt Reed, so Ive messaged them asking why as he was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.Saw your Shazam site, any particular reason you are researching the Costessy crash? Im also hoping to find a more accurate crash site for this aircraft. Sgt Morris R. Walker, left waist gunner, survived I am originally from Stowmarket Suffolk, now living in Australia but before we left there was a story that my great grandmother used to tell me about a RAF fighter that was shot down in a dog fight over their house, From what I remember the aircraft blow up with some of the pieces of the aircraft and some other not to mention fell in the backyard, Lancaster ND820, At the request of a local farmer in Norfolk I have located where some of the remains of EE105 Lancaster lies. Any information will be gratefull received. I found a detailed reference to 42-3351 though there are not many! Best of luck in your research. August 21, 2016 at 11:03 pm. Takeoff Date: Crew Status: Crash Date: It is not unlikely as there were a number of aircraft which crashed taking off and landing at RAF Cranage. This link to a geograph page shows the location of the crash site and memorial on an Ordnance Survey map In the Luftwaffe crash sites section of this website is the memorial to what is alleged to be the last Luftwaffe aircraft shot down in England during this raid. I have certainly found a lot of aluminium pieces scattered all over the field. The bombers had been recalled due to bad weather but 42-97236 while climbing into formation, encountered a heavy downdraft and the plane went into a dive. At present, have no details as to year/date of crash, aircraft type,unit or no of crew/casualties, so this may be a non-starter best consigned to realms of rumour. A Blackburn Botha Mk1 crashed 1.5 miles North of Hooton Park Cheshire. Here, a party from 49 MU drags sections of a crashed aircraft across a Kent hop field. I have walked past it a few years ago so its also close to a public right of way. The notes with each map have been prepared by Alan and Clive The six maps are dated as follows. Her 98th birthday is today June 6, and her funeral is tomorrow. Oosterhout - North Brabant. Great memories of playing in the Spitfire at Hooton. A Plane Crash in Maidstone. Crashed after collision with F/O Boulton's aircraft. 122 . See here for the story of this air crash, more photos, directions and grid references plus grid refs for visiting other crash sites on Bleaklow.. For other pages please select a category from the green menu bar above (there's a drop down list for the air crash site posts), or the list at the bottom of this page. Any news appreciated. 26 April 2011. Any chance this could have been a Spitfire with a Canadian pilot who crashed near combe, Woodstock? Thanks for adding that Joe. The downing of Lancaster ME323 is also mentioned in Nachtjagd War Diaries Vol 2 An Operational History of the German Night Fighter Force in the West, April 1944 May 1945 by Dr. Theo Boiten and Roderick J MacKenzie (2008) in which they identify the possible credit for the shooting down of ME323 to Lt. Gnther Wulf. I know that Uncle Arthur is buried in Holy Cross Churchyard in Taibach Port Talbot, his birthplace, with his mother and father. Sabre F4 XD712. I havent much info, but do you have a copy of Michael J Hursts book on Lake District air crashes? Just read American Hero the biography of Tommy Hitchcock who was instrumental in the development of the P51B Mustang equipped with the Rolls Royce Merlin engine. It was called Operation Gisela, lots of aircraft were shot down that night, with some of the last Luftwaffe Junkers 88s crossing the North Sea to wait for RAF bombers returning to base from their attacks on German targets. Where: Blodgett Peak When: Crashed in a cloud bank Feb. 23, 1943, en route from Pueblo to Denver Casualties: Two To get there: Climb Blodgett Peak, then descend 800 feet down the northwest ridge. I was in the ATC at Hooton Park which was our private playground as kids. The plane went down during a World War II bombing run, after it was hit by anti-aircraft fire. Unfortunately Michael Hursts book, whilst being detailed, many of the locations are wrong, he deliberatly did this. By 03 Nov, 2020 Uncategorized. The official report states ''This a/c No.3 in a tail chase was seen to commence to pull out from a dive. would there not have been an official (though not public) inquiry after the event? Sqn. American plane coming into mendlesham airfield was shot down by following German plane. And but seconds after the whole crew jumped exploded in mid-air. Thank you so much. A NEW digital map has painstakingly recorded all the bombs that fell on Britain during World War II. I have traced the family of Russell Denny and sad to say he was one of two that were lost out of a crew of 4. They were all temporarily buried at the temporary cemetery in Cambridge, and 3 from this crew remain here in the permanent cemetery, 4 including SSgt Logan were repatriated back to the United States. As they got there, the fuel eventually ran out. I hope to visit the American Air Force part of Norwich library at the Forum this month in the hope that I may get further info on the crew of Shazam I have six crew photos and am still hopeful of obtaining the other four including the pilot 1st Lt Dale E Williams. Jan. 7, 2023 at 3:05 pm Updated Jan. 7, 2023 at 9:00 pm. During WW2 my aunt had had a colleague in the Day Nursery in Orpington, called Walton, whose father had the corn merchant business in Halstead. If you look on Google satellite maps, you can still make out the runways of what was RAF Blyton. I currently have your uncles flying log book and other bits in my collection. I was shown the site many years ago by an eye witness to the crash but memory has faded. Hi Derek, thank you for your enquiry. His godson still lives in Curry Wood Gerald Brooks another well known and long-established Halstead family. Cheshire. I lived with my mother in the middle of three houses opposite the site (my father was serving in the RAF in the Sudan at the time). Subscribe for more: http://goo.gl/JJSE4ZWelcome to FootageArchive! No records are available. Archiving the history of Walcott-on-Sea, North Norfolk, at present researching plane crashes during WW2 I have researched the following B24 Liberator 29/4/44 [one killed the pilot] a Mosquito Bomber 13/9/44 [ all crew survived] and Whitley Bomber4/7/41 [all crew survived] I am sure there are more if any one can assist would be grateful. geograph for square SP5345. Hiya, I.. looking for any further information/pictures if possible of Wellington DV936. And you said there are many local stories about the crash? He was driving an open-topped Mercedes & was struck on the head by a gas bottle, whether full or empty is not recorded. On October 17th 1940 a wellington bomber returning from a raid on the Kiel canal ran out of fuel. I moved from Norwich in 1964 although I have been going back on a regular basis as most of my remaining family and some friends live there. Do you know where it may be currently? Hoxne and Park Farm on Ordnance Survey mapping. If I cant, maybe someone else can shed light on it? Plane crash map Locate crash sites, wreckage and more. 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 crews, including your uncle Arthur, were based at RAF Wickenby and had only been there a few days before losing their lives. The plaque is by the entrance to Mill Farm at 514347.8N, 13442.1W and reads: In Memory Of Looking for the exact location of RAF 78 SQN Halifax BIII MZ311 which crashed on Cleeve Hill in a quarry 4 miles NE of Cheltenham, Gloucester in the early hours of 26 August 1944 after a mining sortie off the French Coast. Thank you again. Ian. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. From Bomber county aviation resource are these details; It was travelling at between . We also saw the jail were the crew was taken after capture. Would you happen to know the name of the landholder where you found the pieces of the plane? Im hoping if anyone knows of any details about this. The man is holding up part of the tail section. Info on this can be found here http://aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/styled-5/styled-10/styled-269/index.html I have visited the site, although theres nothing to indicate there has been a crash with nothing on the surface. E.F/Bonser (296 Squadron), Thanks David, not a site I have visited. Hi John, sorry for the late reply. dad was a tailgunner and radio operator from 9-1-44to 10-45.best mom remembers he was shot down over dewey france and the French resistance got them back to England. He provides a rough grid reference for the crash site; NY521371. Note that source, the 457th Bomb Group Association, mentions there being 4 survivors not 3. Chichester (Portfield Fuel Depot) Any further background on it? 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. A researcher, @clapos (his internet forum and twitter alias, as he has asked www.ww2wrecks.com not to reveal his real name), has done a thorough research and located on Google Earth the exact locations of dozens of WW2 aircraft wrecks all over the Globe, both Allied, as well as Axis ones. I am following up a story of a B-24 that crashed near Swansea during the war with the loss of all hands. My grandfather, Anthony Hunter, was on the flight and I would like to visit the site. Though you cant see the cemetery in this view you will get an idea of the country your uncle flew over during the war. Hope this helps and fills in some of the gaps! 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 respectyed friend Thomas C. Stanley MBE of Liverpool, ex-crew member of Manchester L7518. They were visiting the factory where the Bombers were made but on takeoff the Bomber just touched the top of some trees and crashed. Aviation Archeological Research and Investigation On this page search by pressing (as you can on any page or document) Ctrl + F and in the search bar type 42-97236; it will take you to the entry for this aircraft. Hi Hugh, yeah thats lovely. Good luck with your research and I will Keep Lt Reed in mind when I am doing work ok on my Shazam project There is also a map but not much use in identifiying exact locations Apparently the aircraft disintegrated so the debris will have been spread out over a wide area but I suspect the majority of the debris landed in one compact place. Judging by the empty hop garden and the warm clothing this is either very early in 1940 or much later in the year Click on this link to open the PDF so that you can print or save it. Posted on 16 December 2021 - 7:39 pm by . See details: See map: N31HM. Thanks. Your email address will not be published. Sgt. His name is listed in the GPC book. ww2 plane crash sites map kent. I thought you might enjoy a different take on a crashlanding site and how its flying along now. Crash Sites Consolidated PBY Catalina. But anyway it is on the corner of Back Street and St Peters Close in the village. 42 locations with stored, preserved or otherwise out of service airplanes found in Scotland. This was apparently a bullseye sortie that went badly wrong. 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). Ian. I did a brief enquiry into the Ancestry Website and I see that Lt Reeds body was repatriated to the USA in 1948 and is buried at Benton Harbor Michigan but you may well know that. They had a database that the public could play with (via a simplified screen and keyboard) the last time I went a few years ago, and you could look up every pretty well every known enemy bomb that had dropped and caused damage during the war. and occupied by sheep. Hi Barry, many thanks for making contact. Other times such the as the request about the P-47 above searches all end up pointing to the same very limited resource. Anyone have any details? I have very few books detailing losses in that area, particularly US losses, but I knew of a few places to look online! The skipper of the boat we used to dive with found it when he was fishing and caught his nets in it. My mother used to work there in the 1950s and 60s. Is there anyone out there who may have more information about this particular incident? Does anyone know of the crash site of my uncle. 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. Two other Ju 88s crashed in separate incidents at 1:37 and 1:45 am. Great that you are helping John Hargreaves daughter with finding info on 44 squadron and Lamsdorf. The village of Black Bourton was the scene, 76 years ago when tragically, returning from missions, Albemarle V1782 overshot the runway at RAF Brize Norton, crashing and burning out in a field on Mill Farm, with the loss of life of all five crew. Lt Joseph J. Peacock, navigator, killed Confused by auto headlights, the fighter hit a tree while attacking the airfield at RAF Elvington and crashed at Sutton upon Derwent, Yorkshire; all four crew members were killed. This was all in a 10 day trip to Denmark in 2018 which my wife and I greatly enjoyed. Sqn (RAF) / Avro Lancaster Mk. [1] [2] The crash killed 14 of 15 passengers and crew, including Prince George, Duke of Kent, who was on duty . NOT the B24 that crashed on Freckleton school near what is now Bae Warton. aircraft that crashed into the sea off the north Wales coast during World war 2. I visited madingly on the 20th May and had a chat with the Superintendent there. 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