I was four years old at the time, but have a vivid memory of very small pieces of aircraft scattered, of what seemed to me at the time over a wide area. In fact my grandad had a wood yard at the bottom of the hill and dad had another yard behind Lamberhurst House at the top of the hill. If you google Robert Double RAF 175954 you will see the info. The plane landed into units at a storage facility in Kent. Where might I find that info? Reg # Accident date Aircraft type . Notify me of follow-up comments by email. I understand the crew all survived although my Father had a broken It was sad to hear of his death. Sgt Leroy L. Logan, engineer / upper turret gunner, killed If you have not been to Madingly a visit is highly recommended If you look on Google satellite maps, you can still make out the runways of what was RAF Blyton. In Kent, over 600 terrestrial . What great work being done here. Crashed April 21 1943 near Elmley Lovett, Worcestershire. Cheshire. Early next month, the family of our B17s tailgunner will be getting their historic cartridge, in a cheery ceremony at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs. The official report states ''This a/c No.3 in a tail chase was seen to commence to pull out from a dive. He had so many stories about growing up there. Can you gie me any information on the crash of a USAAF P47 Razor back THunderbolt near the Blackbrook Reservoir (Shepshed Leicestershire)Around the end of the second world war) ? The Romney Marsh Wartime Collection is a unique collection of wartime equipment, remains recovered from aircraft crash sites and memorabilia collected and donated to the Museum since its formation in 1972. Believe there may be a memorial there now. 2 Killed Including Russell Charles Denny from Western Australia. No records are available. Crashing somewhere near Wittering. Excluding the well-known Liberator crash in Chichester,West Sussex- if anyone out there has any data on a possible WW2 crash-site in the Fishbourne area, on farmland just outside the village, would like to know. Staff Sergeant Leo L. Henry Nose Gunner. Sabre F4 XD712. RAF Glatton is about 6 miles south of the town of Peterborough. I cant thank you enough. Expect they will be better placed to help with your query. It even listed his rank and squadron number (748). And but seconds after the whole crew jumped exploded in mid-air. 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. Thanks. You state you have a fair amount of material re your crash would that include a pic of the crash site ? I saw a picture of the headstone of his grave on findagrave.com. Thank you so very much for finding all that. on April 3 1945. Richard. I was in the ATC at Hooton Park which was our private playground as kids. have paperwork and two oakclusters but cant decipher without plane or crewnames the missions he flew dads name William f. Ireland . He and 2 others ran to rescue the crew but sadly they ran into an enemy mine field, he was killed and the others were wounded, I would like to know if possible? The Lockheed P-38 Lightening fighter aircraft nicknamed the Maid of Harlech and its pilot crash-landed into the sea off the North Wales coast in September 1942 (Image: PA) 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. The Albemarle/Waco combi took off from Keevil. Anyway, I have digressed away from the point of this site but it is interesting to catch up with people associated with the area. 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. Dad used to talk frequently about the Packmans but I cannot recall why, Im assuming some of your family also lived in Halstead? Thank you 04 Aug 2013: Cessna 182P: Stanwood, WA. I will let you know when I have been to the Forum. Use our interactive map to find out where. Richard. Any information please, his family are trying to find out about it. Further information required please. I also was wondering reading your query whether the MOD in declining your application might advise what information they have? I published my husbands time in the RAF ground crew during WW2. operation and because of low cloud base forced the aircraft to fly very low over the German and If you have the tail number of the aircraft that would be helpful in identifying the wreck details. crew of 297 Squadron Unfortunately Michael Hursts book, whilst being detailed, many of the locations are wrong, he deliberatly did this. This was to get new aircraft away from the factory before they were delivered to their squadrons. He provides a rough grid reference for the crash site; NY521371. The American Air Museum in Britain has a different listing. Has any body got any ideas? Hi Beth. already, no pictures. The Aircraft suffered an engine explosion followed by a fierce fire which led to the wing becoming detached before the plane crashed. 8, 1944 at Bracon Ash. I doubt your Spitfire was involved in enemy action in my own opinion it could have been an ATA crash. Do you have any details of this crash?. Sarah! Note also that the entry from the 457 Bomb Group Assn states that the aircraft broke up with bits falling in the fields near Glatton. Hi Roger Richard. 115. Involved 3 P-47s from the 352nd FG colliding in the overcast. I am in the front seat by the way. I have since found out that Uncle Bills accident was on 8t h Oct 1941 he was in 15 OTU. On at least one occasion one did not pull up and there was a big splash. Excavation in December 1944 of crash site of C-47 Skytrain at Denali National Park. My ancestor Sarah Atkins is no known relative of the Burnaby Atkinses who have a large memorial tombslab in the churchyard. People who have read it found it quite amusing. The parents of the crew had a wooden church built on the crash site. My father was the pilot (William V. Rickards not V.H.Richards) he and his crew survived the war apart from Sgt William Gregor who died in POW camp. If you were to post your query in the general forum on RAF Commands website, I am sure someone there will help you. However I am afraid she was unable to add to the info I have about about Shazam nor did she have any suggestions as to where any photos may be obtained in regards the crash of Alfred 11. Bruntingthorpe, Bitteswell ( now Magna Park ) and Rearsby were used for new aircraft storage. This is all the info I have and as you can see Im not as sure on some of it. While he was traning another pilot. Just read your threds on the Plumpton Wellington L7857 crash site. Searching for accurate location of Mitchell crash 30 August 1944 near Peper Harrow/Shackleford, not far from Godalming Surrey. It is part of the only complete Halifax Mk3. I believe the plane was a Dakota with a crew of 5 who sadly all perished. Ten aircrew died, including my uncle. Crashsites. She lived in Knockholt. This has taken nearly 18 months and was a challenge to say the least compared to the other German crash in the Parish. I dont know of that one sorry, but maybe someone else on here might be able to provide some infor for you. Aviation experts in Spitfire hunt. He was a SSGT in the 748 USAAF Bomb Squadron. Hundreds of bombs fell on Kent during the Doodlebug Summer. I am going to the American Cemetery at Madingley this coming weekend and I hope they may be able to suggest where they might be obtained. Tantalisingly I was offer info and pics from a local but they never materialised after the death of the locals brother. Michelle. -Theo Boiten Nachtjagd War Diaries book. The plane that crashed in Bradley International Airport in Connecticut today was a restored WWII-era Boeing B-17, a heavy bomber plane used mostly in Germany and Western Europe. I will try and find all the info and post it later Still unearthing bits of plane from around crash site but would like to know exact crash site if possible and any photos. I did find two pictures of Alfred 11 but there were no photos of the crash site. Thank you. Open full screen to view more. I know that Uncle Arthur is buried in Holy Cross Churchyard in Taibach Port Talbot, his birthplace, with his mother and father. Hi i would like to know a little more.about the 2 B17 that collided over Braintree Essex UK 1945 10 march, Looking for information and photos of the crash(es) that took place Mar. Barry. Hope you can help. 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. Posted on 16 December 2021 - 7:39 pm by . 115. Im also hoping to find a more accurate crash site for this aircraft. My father grew up in Hoxne, Suffolk and I still live in the area. Bomber crash at the village of Wellington Heath in Herefordshire in 1943. Was the B24 crash site opposite Rookery Farm, Walcott? Dr Wigram was our GP. Crash Sites Avro Lancaster. I havent much info, but do you have a copy of Michael J Hursts book on Lake District air crashes? 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. It crashed in the area that is Woodstock Im sorry that I do not have more information to go with this story. Wellington X3348 on Edale Moor. It was well maintained being part of the city square. There was a lot of debris scattered around the site and we were prevented from getting any closer to the wreckage owing to a police cordon. If you have any photos, it would be good to add them here. Ottersum - Limburg. As they got there, the fuel eventually ran out. The crashed planes were photographed and cataloged and then removed, here are 22 of the best images we could find! They recently published an article about a Lancaster that crashed at Scraptoft. Thank you. The plaque is by the entrance to Mill Farm at 514347.8N, 13442.1W and reads: In Memory Of Hi John, Im afraid I have nothing more than what is in this thread; http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?73936-P-47-Thunderbolt. At the last minute Marham hearing an intruder was in the area turned off the landing lights. Hi David, I will take a look when get chance (busy this weekend) but will get back to you in a couple of days, see if I can find anything that might jog your memory! I saw the crash which was caused by the Waco on tow getting out of position and pulling the tail of the tug to starboard. Roger. Would the area newspapers have an account of it? Beth, could you get in touch with me? if so I would like to know your source as I do not have a pic of my site despite many enqs,thanks. I found what looks like a latch handle that has a plastic grommit attached, and the grommit has Wellington Regd moulded into it. 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. The website has a good list of links to other websites. B17 Buttercup 306th Bomb Group based at Thurleigh crashed Latchford Oxon Nov 13th 1943, no survivors of 10 crew (all names known). There was no mention by them of a fatality. I found a detailed reference to 42-3351 though there are not many! Roger, [] View USAAF crash sites gallery here [], Your email address will not be published. 1st Lt Leo F. Baumann Pilot Ive been asked to find the site where Lancaster ED835 crashed in May 1943 when returning, badly damaged, from a combat mission. All military aircraft crash sites in the United Kingdom, its territorial waters, or British aircraft in international waters, are controlled by the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986. . If you find out any more you can add it here and then there will at least be a source of info for anyone else looking for it. The land owner who owns the field where it crashed had one of the propeller blades go up his potato harvester, still intact and with paint still on it. The crews, including your uncle Arthur, were based at RAF Wickenby and had only been there a few days before losing their lives. Expand. Hover over a marker for more information. I believe it was an Oxford I. If I cant, maybe someone else can shed light on it? Thank you very much for responding to my inquiry. This is the first time I have visited this site. Has crew list and an account of the crash. A further shed was added to the site and a range of non-rigid airships designed and constructed. Two Polish pilots on a flying exercise, long after taking off from Usworth, near Sunderland, flew through the cloud and hit the south end of Slight Side near Scafell. My email address is on the contact page of this site, if you want to email me a photo of your find, I can add it here? Ian. I believe it crashed shortly after take off near Barningham, UK. The pilot tried to recover too fast, causing too much stress on the tail section which broke off at the tail wheel.
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