Im trying to locate the site of a B17 crash in West Norfolk. Before that they were at oakdene on Rushmore Hill,Knockholt. Somewhere we have documentary evidence. They had the misfortune to be undertaking night navigation exercises the same night that the Luftwaffe launched its last big revenge attack against the RAF. 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. Finally pinned down KG76 Dornier Do17 F1+AT (15 Sep 1940) crash location and snaps taken. Four of the crew were able to bail out and survived. Can anyone tell me anything about a crew of 4 all killed and buried in a civilian cemetery Aadum, Denmark. I have since found out that Uncle Bills accident was on 8t h Oct 1941 he was in 15 OTU. Lancaster ND820, At the request of a local farmer in Norfolk I have located where some of the remains of EE105 Lancaster lies. Thank you Andy, Hi Andy, sorry for late reply, have just returned from holiday. Kind regards. Judging by the empty hop garden and the warm clothing this is either very early in 1940 or much later in the year I can find no reports of any crashes here. Hope this helps and fills in some of the gaps! Kind regards, Terry. Im Terry Rafter from Australia. 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. I dont think this is the correct place because your dates are different, but Im looking for more information about the crash where my great uncle lost his life, and I really dont know where else to look. It was sad to hear of his death. A Blackburn Botha Mk1 crashed 1.5 miles North of Hooton Park Cheshire. Maybe it was a Wellington, or a Whitley bomber. It crashed in the area that is Woodstock shop at Park Corner which now sells logs and venison). Regards Any information you may have I would be pleased to receive. I cant thank you enough. Looking for the exact location of a memorial for a Lancaster bomber that went down just outside Bicker, Lincolnshire on the 10th April 1944. 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 remember the exceedingly brave firemen breaking into the blazing fuselarge armed with axes in an attempt to save there colleagues. This was all in a 10 day trip to Denmark in 2018 which my wife and I greatly enjoyed. The site is on the west side of Brown Rigg roughly at Hurst grid ref, a path goes through the site. The Lost King (12A) (Drama/History) is showing in Stanhoe on Friday 27 January at 7.30 pm. i am looking for info of 2 b17,s colliding over Braintree Essex around 1945 as i live not far from were the tail section fell the other B17 got back ok .I am looking for any info of details were the tail fell. Looking for information on Sergeant Walter Thompson service number 1066764 died 5th June 1942 buried in Bergen General Cemetery. 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. Ian. . Hi. This is more about local history than anything else, as an ancestor of mine , name of Atkins, was The Dunbeath air crash involved the loss of a Short S.25 Sunderland Mk. I am researching Shazam on behalf of the Costessey Memories Group which is attached to the Costessey general library. Hi Click and drag to move the map around. Other areas of the UK. Thank you for letting us know. 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. I am so grateful that Im nearly at a loss for words. over the years think of them when i walk that way . I have met family members and still search for information. All 8 occupants killed. Hi Mick this would be William Hughes from Ticknall? 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 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. Thanks for your visit and comment Mike. Best of luck in your research. 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! He did a lot of coppicing in that area and had woodland in Halstead. Hover over a marker for more information. 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. Ian. I currently have your uncles flying log book and other bits in my collection. The Albemarle/Waco combi took off from Keevil. Richard. Showing images tagged with WW2 Aircraft Crash Site tag. I believe the plane was a Dakota with a crew of 5 who sadly all perished. The plaque is by the entrance to Mill Farm at 514347.8N, 13442.1W and reads: In Memory Of There was no mention by them of a fatality. RAF Crash Sites 1942 - 1945. The exact date of this crash is unknown. 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. His name is listed in the GPC book. Used to work not that far from you at Heathrow. Several of crew were killed. Richard Storr, Thanks Richard for your time and efforts..please keep me informed. Anyway, I have digressed away from the point of this site but it is interesting to catch up with people associated with the area. on 27.8.1944 at 04.05 in Albemarle V1782, F/S A.H.Busbridge (Pilot) I have not contacted the museum at Neatshead although I have visited the Hethel air museum where Shazam was based. He was someone I saw when I was staying in Knockholt. Plane stalled on approach. Subscribe for more: http://goo.gl/JJSE4ZWelcome to FootageArchive! As is often the case, we left it too late to check out what he was saying. Hi could you give me any info on this crash site iam a relative of Flight Sergeant Valencia. Ian. Will have a look at what I have and let you know if I find anything James. At the last minute Marham hearing an intruder was in the area turned off the landing lights. If ever I get down that part of the country I shall try to pin down the exact spot and add a photo of it. Flights MZ633 and N1687 collided mid air during unauthorised flying formation. My assumption is that the crash must have occurred the same day, but that may be wrong. He says the crash site presents a large discoloured patch of soil following the fire as the Wellington was still carrying its bombs, apparently? The remainder were killed.. I published my husbands time in the RAF ground crew during WW2. Hi there. Hi Roger Bean have paperwork and two oakclusters but cant decipher without plane or crewnames the missions he flew dads name William f. Ireland . My brother and I visited a plane crash site one evening in 1942. I will check the B24 web site and see what I can find. If I cant, maybe someone else can shed light on it? 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. It does sound a little unreasonable given, as you say, the land owner is at liberty to dig on his own land but not apparently disturb what may be there or may not be there. Good luck with your research and I will Keep Lt Reed in mind when I am doing work ok on my Shazam project Forced landing at RAC Club (Woodcote) after repelling attack on RAF Kenley. I remember Grosvenor Aslachsen being Rector. The farmer told me he believed a Spitfire had crashed on the site. Yes, thanks David. I have walked past it a few years ago so its also close to a public right of way. Fantastic. Frank Towler and I reached the plane, the guns had been removed. Ian. It seems that my intuition led me to write the correct person after all. Couldnt see this one listed, which RAF Brize Norton has just had on their FB page 27th Aug 20: https://bit.ly/3jnkhfQ. Does anyone know of the crash site of my uncle. Hello, one site after another has led me here. Richard. Granpa and Granma also lived at Edgehill. Sqn. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945O.htm Use the slider or your mouse scroll wheelto zoom in and out. I was shown the site many years ago by an eye witness to the crash but memory has faded. It had got badly shot up and was out of fuel and the pilot tried to land it in the dark. Lancaster NE132 near Harlech. It seems likely the survivors were wearing parachutes and were able to get out of the aircraft and open them. Please does anyone have information concerning the aircraft crash in wetheringsett approx 1944. From looking at what records were available of USAAF raids at that approx date (In ? 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. 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. I think he crashed in chorley . Seattle Times staff reporter. My grandmothers house in Monifieth had a splendid view of the Firth of Tay. Does anyone have any information regarding the collision of two Lancasters, just outside Waltham airfield, on Black Thursday? 1st Lt Leo F. Baumann Pilot 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. 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. Richard Storr. 2] Was a police officer in Cambs, Cambridge area, duty at Peterborough Football Club many times I retired in 95. It was travelling at between . 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 wreckage was not discovered until June 13, 1957 (Macha and Jordan 2002). He attacked the Lancaster over Hull. Or maybe as a general enquiry, ask someone here at the Coroners Society. regards Bill, Hi again Steve Done a bit more checking and the only place I can find with info is peakdistrictaircrashes and the reference to Robert takes some finding but it is there. The watches on the bodies of those aboard had all stopped at 10:10 a.m. Unfortunately Michael Hursts book, whilst being detailed, many of the locations are wrong, he deliberatly did this. Richard. Princess Risborough. The American Air Museum in Britain has a different listing. MineralResourceMap.com. 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. 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. Hi Barry, many thanks for making contact. My father told me about how he met my mother. Photo Aircraft Crew Member [s] (Assignment) In alphabetic order Crew Crashed Actual Type M a p Cemetery. 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. which crashed into a field killing the pilot and a wren radio mechanic who were on a t3st flight. These sort of discrepancies are not that uncommon. My dad has been talking about the crash that occurred at Curry Wood as he lived in Halstead and remembers it occurring.
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