Is there any chance that you could send me any info you may have on this crash please? Thanks, I was living in Orpington and in the winter of 1943 / 4 was taken to see a crashed B17 but not near Curry Wood. Do you live in this area now? I think he crashed in chorley . Thank you again so much for responding! and which test area (Larkhill, Fordingbridge?). It is part of the only complete Halifax Mk3. RAF Crash Sites 1942 - 1945. hello looking for information on allied aircraft which crashed in village of Hallot in France at the end of July 1944 my farther died and two others were wounded trying to rescue the crew, they ran into a mine field, Be nice to know if the crew survived and what aircraft it was. Ian, hi steve Just come across your query about Robert Leonard Double. Can I help? Flying to Denmark for first time in April. Permission was granted by the MOD for the site to be excavated but on reapplying have been turned down stating the possibility of human remain maybe on site. 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. It was travelling at between . I will be grateful for the smallest item of information which might help. My father grew up in Hoxne, Suffolk and I still live in the area. If you have not been to Madingly a visit is highly recommended See map. Search within these images: Poppy wreaths marking a WW2 bomber crash site by Philip Jeffrey. This has taken nearly 18 months and was a challenge to say the least compared to the other German crash in the Parish. You might find a couple of pieces I have put on YouTube/Lossie History of interest. In the village of East Stockwith is a memorial to the crew. The ac came down wing tip first tumbling and all engines were recovered from the surface. I have investigated the crash files but I am unable to find any information concerning this particular crash. Crashing somewhere near Wittering. Hiim looking for the exact location crash site of Stirling Lk116. I went home to UK after 35 years in Australia and noted a grave site at St Pauls Church Hooton. Hi Jonathan, As is often the case, we left it too late to check out what he was saying. Richard. I have not contacted the museum at Neatshead although I have visited the Hethel air museum where Shazam was based. I doubt your Spitfire was involved in enemy action in my own opinion it could have been an ATA crash. I could have searched for many more years and not found the wonderful sources you did. 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. The Mighty 8th ?) It was a Fairey Battle plane from Cottesmore, Rutland, night flying over Norfolk. Before that they were at oakdene on Rushmore Hill,Knockholt. The Snake Pass can be found in the Peak District, along the A57 main road that runs from Ladybower Reservoir to Glossop. The detectorist had dug down at the farm and found human remains. 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. A further airship station was established at Capel-le-Ferne near Folkestone to carry out anti-submarine patrols. Sgt. I think it was called Hudds Hill? 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) On this channel you'll find historic and educational videos from the 1900s. I do have seven pictures of the crash site which were obtained from the website called To Honor Our Fallen. Im hoping if anyone knows of any details about this. The R.A.F. It had just taken off from Hethel Airfield on a mission to Germany. Thank you for letting us know. 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. Hi Roger Pilot was flying on instruments in clouds when the aircraft hit violent prop wash, throwing the aircraft into a dive. Does anyone know about a P38 that crashed in Water Lane, Cobham, Surrey on 16th March 1944? Sorry report isnt that clear but cant identify it from your site info, http://www.mapperleyhistory.com/History_Pages/Wellington-Dedication-A5.html. The skipper of the boat we used to dive with found it when he was fishing and caught his nets in it. Colgates is very different to what I remember a farming residence but is now much upgraded. II / # LL701 / Operation Schweinfurt / Ursache unbekannt / Absturz in die Nordsee / Flight Lieutenant James Clement Hornby / 7 vermisst. Open full screen to view more. 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). Sqn. Plane stalled on approach. 122 . Because there was a vast amount of small fragments we decided to cease detecting on that field. https://indexarticles.com/newspaper-collection/sunday-herald-the/wartime-mystery-to-rise-from-the-deep/. I believe it crashed shortly after take off near Barningham, UK. This was to get new aircraft away from the factory before they were delivered to their squadrons. Crash sites Airspeed AS.10 Oxford. I believe my great uncle John Ernest Hindmarch was on this flight and I have been trying to find out a little more background info to pass on to the Washington History Society with his RAF Photograph. Where might I find that info? 8, 1944 at Bracon Ash. Ammunition was flying everywhere. 1st Lt Leo F. Baumann Pilot Hi Joe, Could you please get in contact? He attacked the Lancaster over Hull. While he was traning another pilot. It was N. of the Halstead- Badgers Mount roundabout road and east of Station Road. I am sure every USAAF crash site was photographed. Its close to a river and is in a small wood. 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. if so I would like to know your source as I do not have a pic of my site despite many enqs,thanks. Thank you, John. The five Australians were buried in the Cambridge City Cemetery and the other two were taken to their home towns. 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. 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. Archivist . 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. Sgt. I was wondering by any chance does anyone know of any photographs (old or new) of the crash site/remains? However, one local source mentions a possible plane crash so it seems worth following up..thanks in advance for any help or advice- PD. Ive heard that some of the planes are still located where they fell. Showing images tagged with WW2 Aircraft Crash Site tag. I visited the Forum in Norwich on Saturday and made some enquiries about the crash at Walcot but without any success. My great uncle was navigator. The plane was returning from a raid on the Karlsruhe railway marshalling yards. Thank you very much for responding to my inquiry. Hi. Kind Regards Ian. No records are available. Is there anyone out there who can either supply info or point me in the right direction . Dad used to talk frequently about the Packmans but I cannot recall why, Im assuming some of your family also lived in Halstead? Hi Anthony, Advanced Landing Grounds on Romney Marsh and shooting the flying bombs down over the sea. IX, NH356. i remember during the war, a welington , orlancaster , crashing into houses on wold rd hull, the pilot was a corpaeral, aparantly he didnt pass ro be a pilot, and this night , he took the lane up , on his own, my father was a fire man , off duty, but he was the first to turn off the gas in the houses , and get the pilot out unfortunatly he was dead, , when the fire engine arrived, the cheef balled my father out for not waiting, i remember it all so well, i am now 88, i lived at 360 wld rd nearly oposit, the plane was from leckonfield. I can find no reports of any crashes here. http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-110/NJG1-Schnaufer.html. 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. 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? On October 17th 1940 a wellington bomber returning from a raid on the Kiel canal ran out of fuel. I used to watch dive bombers practicing on the spur of sand that extended from Tentsmuir. ? You should be able to purchase a full accident report from this site. Hoping to help Dutch son of Ceess best friend from those days. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945O.htm 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. Im very careful when I dig . MineralResourceMap.com. 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. The info I have is that Uncle Roy died April 21, 1944. Used to work not that far from you at Heathrow. Its a facinating story and one of only 2 incidents where a mechershmit ventured this far into uk air space and took out a RAF ac. 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. 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. Photo Aircraft Crew Member [s] (Assignment) In alphabetic order Crew Crashed Actual Type M a p Cemetery. Above; Crash site of RB-29A 'Over-Exposed!' on Bleaklow. This may be the same crash. Thank you William Baker. Im not the William Hughes from Ticknall hes an imposter pinched my ID. 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. Takeoff Date: Crew Status: Crash Date: Remains of a machine gun from Messerschmitt Bf 109 Werknummer 7463, shot down by anti-aircraft fire on 7 February 1942. He lived there all his life literally born and died in the village. Would you happen to know the name of the landholder where you found the pieces of the plane? I'm hoping to update PlaneCrashMap.com with some of the features of the new . Where is the Bleaklow Bomber plane crash site? P-47 Thunderbolt 41-6538. I have very few books detailing losses in that area, particularly US losses, but I knew of a few places to look online! Use the slider or your mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out. 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. This turned out to be a mistake, because Maidstone found itself in the middle of what the RAF referred to as 'Hellfire Alley': the route followed by the German bombers flying to London. The interactive map shows where every bomb landed, from the first to hit the mainland in the . The website has a good list of links to other websites. Best wishes, Running short of fuel and in poor visibilty, they headed for what seemed to be an airstrip. I am looking for any info on my Uncle, Pilot Officer Arthur Glyndwr Thomas, who died in a plane crash (Lancaster?) Nature-based crafts enthuse Stanhoe WI members. 6 miles round trip on rough trail, 3,000 feet elevation gain. A NEW digital map has painstakingly recorded all the bombs that fell on Britain during World War II. Sorry to hear your uncles did not survive, I was looking to see if you had any details relating to a crash on Wrotham Hill, Kent 21st December 1944? I was shown the site many years ago by an eye witness to the crash but memory has faded. You can change the default title of the document by typing a new name (maximum 50 . 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. Details. I was pleased to see that you had photos of all the crew of Alfred 11. These mention that Lancster LL701 went down in the North Sea. The pertinent part of the letter is as follows: Please see below the information that we have on the crash which involved SSgt Logan. The inquest heard Palmer, who researches crash sites from the second world war, contacted police at 10am on 26 June last year. By: Pete Truman - 4th January 2006 at 09:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00 The imperial war museum in London may be able to help. Or you could ask at the Holmes Chapel local history group or put a post on the RAF Commands Forum; the group members there may be able to help? Was Flight Sergeant Denny a relative? Flt Sgt Denny was the only son in the family with 3 sisters still surviving out of 4. It crashed by the river chelmer great dunmow 20/3/1945. I visited Halstead on Thursday by bus. 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. Very nostalgic for me as I visited the farm where the crew sheltered the first night night and Ulich and Helga Jensen gave them food at great risk to themselves. shop at Park Corner which now sells logs and venison). But anyway it is on the corner of Back Street and St Peters Close in the village. Though you cant see the cemetery in this view you will get an idea of the country your uncle flew over during the war. Its website states that it has established cooperation between the Aircraft Recovery Group 1940-1945 (ARG) and the foundation CRASH '40-'45. Following the Snake Pass, the hike up to the plane wreckage is around 2 miles (3.2km). I am so grateful that Im nearly at a loss for words. 3 of the crew were killed in the crash: 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. For the Achterhoek region, the AVOG's Crash Museum at Lievelde, The Netherlands, might be a source of information. Barry. I will let you know when I have been to the Forum. Does anybody know of any record of a B17 stationed at Parham crashing near Framlington Castle? 1. Searching for accurate location of Mitchell crash 30 August 1944 near Peper Harrow/Shackleford, not far from Godalming Surrey. Her 98th birthday is today June 6, and her funeral is tomorrow. The 75th anniversary is looming and me being the Parish Chair for Birkin we are to erect a memorial to the flight crews at the crash site. Aside from this Tantalisingly I was offer info and pics from a local but they never materialised after the death of the locals brother. Crash Sites Messerschmitt Bf 110. His name is listed in the GPC book. The Lost King (12A) (Drama/History) is showing in Stanhoe on Friday 27 January at 7.30 pm. 2nd Lt Edward T. Dunne Co-Pilot Any information will be gratefull received. https://aircrewremembrancesociety3.com/Aircraft-Losses/USAAF-Losses/U.S.A.A.F.Losses-1943/page-49/ Even though there is a wealth of information online, its always good, like you have mentioned, to note that there are mistakes to wade through as well. I would really appreciate any information you have on John, his daughter and/or the crash. courtesy of Kirk Dietz. Thanks for your replyI obtained all my pics and info from web site B24.net a very good site. Learn how to create your own. Richard. One B17 certainly crashed at Home Farm Hoxne. As I can recall the accident( I was 5 years old at the time) I thought it would be appropriate to ensure that the sacrifice made by the 10 aircrew should not be forgotten. Lt Stewart Barnes, co-pilot, killed Hiya, I.. looking for any further information/pictures if possible of Wellington DV936. If you are interested you will find said photos under the name of Shazams Navigator Lt Richard Angert. My stepmother lived in Stud Farm opposite St Margarets and, apart from a couple of long standing families in Church Road, dont remember much beyond that. Hope this helps and fills in some of the gaps! I remember Grosvenor Aslachsen being Rector. When you have time, look at http://www.thanksgivingfield.org and open up the Uplifting Guide and Mission 115Z PDFs. It was raining hard that night. 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. 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. 3 February 2010. Frank Towler and I reached the plane, the guns had been removed. E.F/Bonser (296 Squadron), Thanks David, not a site I have visited. 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. In all, 8,025 V1s were launched against the UK and, of those, 4,261 were intercepted and shot down. What were they doing? 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. Best wishes At the last minute Marham hearing an intruder was in the area turned off the landing lights. Thanks Ian. Id have loved that as a kid. The Adobe does sound like a discription from what has been handed down but I have an open mind Hope you can help. On the 28/29th April 1943 was a hugh 207 aircraft force on a gardening radish mine laying This was all in a 10 day trip to Denmark in 2018 which my wife and I greatly enjoyed. Ian. Somewhere we have documentary evidence. what aircraft it was and if the crew survived. Hi i am looking for information about a aircraft accident ( service record) at netheravon on the 17/11/1942 . aircraft that crashed into the sea off the north Wales coast during World war 2. It looks very different nowadays. Hi Richard, Thanks for your efforts much appreciated, I was a police officer in the Cambridge area which covered Madingly [ retired 1995 ] and I spent many duties on Madingly Day, and used to call in at various times,very impressive place. Was the B24 crash site opposite Rookery Farm, Walcott? I have visited the site, although theres nothing to indicate there has been a crash with nothing on the surface. Apparently two Lancasters, ME323 and PB476 of 12 Squadron were on training flights when shot down by Luftwaffe Junkers 88s. Roger Bean, Hi Roger. 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. Student . 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. Crash site of USAAF P51B Mustang 43-12419 on Rooley Moor. I daresay you have already done this. 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? It is titled I Join The Fray. I know, isnt it strange how one link leads to another! I have been trying to find information of an aircraft crash during WW2 some time in Westbury Wiltshire. Home; Map of crashes; List by state; About; Washington fatal crashes (1183) View all crashes on a map. I dont know of that one sorry, but maybe someone else on here might be able to provide some infor for you. Hi Barry, many thanks for getting in touch .. delighted to make your acquaintance. II / # LL701 / Operation Schweinfurt / Cause unknown / Crash in the North Sea / Flight Lieutenant James Clement Hornby / 7 missing. The pilot overcorrected in trying to pull out and the plane broke in half near the bomb bay. Staff Sergeant Leo L. Henry Nose Gunner. His aircraft took off from Glatton at 14:19 hrs on an operational mission. Hover over a marker for more information. Spitfire K4164, flown by Polish Pilot Officer Roman Suwalski, crashed in Bees Nursery, Chester on 26th Jan 1942 due to mid-air collision, thought to be in bad visibility. All 8 occupants killed. Also, would you happen to know the name of the local newspaper there, or a source that may have more documentation of the actual crash? Can anyone help me? Yes, thanks David. Best of luck with your researches, hope to hear more. Can you tell me if Lancaster ED548 ph-1-x was recovered after the crash on 07/07/1943 at the Pow burn near Airth, 1/2 mile west of Kincardine Bridge.I live in Kincardine, my father told me as a boy of the crash.During this lockdown I have collated all the crew and their positions.Was it based at Grangemouth,did it fly from there and was an explosion the cause of the crash. I couldnt find anything on your website. She married a Packman from Knockholt. Richard. Has any body got any ideas? I am researching Shazam on behalf of the Costessey Memories Group which is attached to the Costessey general library. Or maybe as a general enquiry, ask someone here at the Coroners Society. And heard talk of Douglas Blundell, and the people who lived at Colgates. Source Material The main source material used for the maps were the St Margaret's ARP Log books, transcribed by our Hon. Thank you. thanks in advance P. Jackson. 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. Also looking into the other two RAf men buried at Ticknall and both were training accident victims. The American Air Museum in Britain has a different listing. My friendss dad was the headmaster Norman Sampson. which crashed into a field killing the pilot and a wren radio mechanic who were on a t3st flight. A V2 rocket landed in Parmiter Street, Bethnal Greenon 7th February 1945..I was 6 at the time and at Mowlem Street School..I remember the windows being blasted in and my house being bombed..My niece was killed in this raid and my Dad who was Mayor of Bethnal Green at this time was brought home from work . Looking at the ground rising beyond and the line of trees in the middle ground, the crash site may well be in the big field to the right of the farm, with this photo looking east. USAAF B-17 42-31322 'Mi Amigo', Endcliffe Park, Sheffield. Hi Hugh, yeah thats lovely. Derek Scaless decorations raise money for charity. Im eager to hear from you again. 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. Crashed April 21 1943 near Elmley Lovett, Worcestershire. I would appreciate any information you have on John, 44 squadron or Lamsdorf. Any other information would be greatly appreciated. I remember the exceedingly brave firemen breaking into the blazing fuselarge armed with axes in an attempt to save there colleagues. He was someone I saw when I was staying in Knockholt. Adice greatly appreciated. The problem is I dont know exactly where it is. Plane crash map Locate crash sites, wreckage and more. Beth, could you get in touch with me? Of the latter, nearly 200 crash sites were relocated and identified. Heavy parts of the plane were said to be deeply embedded in the ground and were not recovered. Aircraft came down at Purley Way, Wallington. 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!! On September 2, 1945, the last day of the war, a USMC Grumman F6F-5 crashed in Death Valley. 31st may 1945 B-17G 43-38919 561BS 388BG station 136 8AF KCR(killed in crash) Pilot Metz, Walter B ENGland Barningham/ 1mi SE, can order crash report from site that will probably list crew and likely other casulties. Excavation in December 1944 of crash site of C-47 Skytrain at Denali National Park. heres the link. Your memory of the exact spot is interesting, but I have not been able to find any air crashes at Holmes Chapel from around that time. Have left a previous message which have all been sorted, however need any info re a B17 which crashed off the North Norfolk coast at Walcott-on-Sea, during the WW2. Each time we retrieved these items they were handed to the landowner who was aware of the crash site. Thank you so very much for finding all that. On Facebook.com/ukthanksgivingfield has some additions. Any further background on it? Bomber crash in the village of Wellington Heath in Herefordshire in 1942-43. The footage of you flying was terrific as well. Bill. 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? I was serving as a wren air mechanic at RNAS Donibristlein the summer of 1944 when I witnessed aplane , possibly a Barracuda Info on this can be found here http://aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/styled-5/styled-10/styled-269/index.html In 2006 a license was granted but was never seen through to fruition.
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