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. . Hover over a marker for more information. Would you have anything on this. Thank you again so much for responding! Halifax DT581, Hoar Side Moor, Todmorden. The Manchester went down. Im looking for any info in regards to Lancaster LL701 that went down on February 24/25 1944 on a Schweinfurt night raid. I am looking for information on a tragic double Halifax collision on 21st August 1944 over the skies of Birkin, North Yorkshire. E.F/Bonser (296 Squadron), Thanks David, not a site I have visited. 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. Two other Ju 88s crashed in separate incidents at 1:37 and 1:45 am. When they attempted to land, they realised that the apparent airstrip was a sandbank and crashed. Just starting quest to contact any living relatives and invite to memorial plaque unveiling in our village. The crashed planes were photographed and cataloged and then removed, here are 22 of the best images we could find! According to the . Thank you, John. Ian. Click and drag to move the map around. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12924. I would appreciate any information which might help me in my search. Do you knowis Park Farm an actual farm, a park, or a village? A He-111 on the borders of Sweden with Norway Sweden . If you are interested you will find said photos under the name of Shazams Navigator Lt Richard Angert. 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. Hi Barry, many thanks for getting in touch .. delighted to make your acquaintance. I am sure every USAAF crash site was photographed. Im hoping if anyone knows of any details about this. I live approximately a mile from where the Lancaster your uncle was flying crashed. which crashed into a field killing the pilot and a wren radio mechanic who were on a t3st flight. Debi Hartley, 51, was on a casual walk with her partner Graham Holden, 54, and their dog Bonnie when they made the "one in a million" discovery. Kent, WA. 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. I just replied to Mike above, and I would gladly pose those same questions to you. Do you know if there was more than one plane that went down there? Any help would be appreciated, Our uncles were killed in the same crash.Family lore says the aircraft (possibly L4323) was attempting a spiral manoeuvre before crashing. Can you confirm if this is the accident or give me any more details thank you. And you said there are many local stories about the crash? Do you know what they did with them? TWA Flight 260 Crash Site Albuquerque, New Mexico. Hi i am looking for information about a aircraft accident ( service record) at netheravon on the 17/11/1942 . The Manchester went down. Engine and parts at Parham Airfield Museum. Hi Matt, I am so grateful that Im nearly at a loss for words. Other areas of the UK. It seems likely the survivors were wearing parachutes and were able to get out of the aircraft and open them. Hello, -Theo Boiten Nachtjagd War Diaries book. Can anyone confirm the crash location for Westland Whirlwind P7094 that went down in the early hours of 16 May 1943; given as either Melcombe Regis, Dorset or Higher Metcombe, Devon, killing F/Lt HJ Blackshaw of 263 Squadron based at Warmwell, Dorset? They were both fencing/wood contractors. This was to get new aircraft away from the factory before they were delivered to their squadrons. 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 . I was living in Orpington and in the winter of 1943 / 4 was taken to see a crashed B17 but not near Curry Wood. They were later identified as Flying Officer Thomas and his crew who were overdue from a cross country navigation exercise.. Crash site of USAAF P51B Mustang 43-12419 on Rooley Moor. Thank you. One B17 certainly crashed at Home Farm Hoxne. (Donald something) What were they doing? This site only details air crash sites in England and Wales, you may be better off asking the site admin for air crash sites scotland. 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! Will have a look and drop you a line if I find anything. Your uncle is mentioned in the reference to ME323 under the British losses section. Learn how to create your own. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. I have been trying to find information for him but keep drawing a blank. 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. 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. Aircraft came down at Purley Way, Wallington. 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. 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. As is often the case, we left it too late to check out what he was saying. Mrs Nelson, wife of the Station Commander at RAF Blyton, was outside when she saw a fire overhead. It was raining hard that night. 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. Have you ever seen the wreckage or heard stories about this particular crash? Hi Sandy, Im sure you notice the changes in that area. ? How common were these losses in training exercises? I doubt your Spitfire was involved in enemy action in my own opinion it could have been an ATA crash. Stay in touch. Best of luck in your research. Doing a short piece on one of my facebook groups. But there seems to be some doubt about this Wittering crash. Maybe it was a Wellington, or a Whitley bomber. I have visited the site, although theres nothing to indicate there has been a crash with nothing on the surface. Richard. The recollections of some of the farm workers who worked on the farm at the time of the crash were that the plane crashed on a Saturday lunchtime just as they were finishing work, 29/04/1944 was a Saturday. Hi I am trying to find the location and the type of plane in which W/O Robert L. Double DFM., aged just 22, was killed on May 18th 1944. It looks as though we have come to the end of the road regarding our research although I will continue to check the internet from time to time just in case any further info. He was driving an open-topped Mercedes & was struck on the head by a gas bottle, whether full or empty is not recorded. Best wishes Although it notes that Sergeant Logan was one of the fatalities, it lists the 3 survivors as including a radio operator called Lloyd Larson and yet makes no mention of Lt Peacock. 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. WW2 Allied Aircraft Crashes in The Netherlands, North Sea & English Channel. A NEW digital map has painstakingly recorded all the bombs that fell on Britain during World War II. 115. Jun 11, 2014 at 5:00 am. Will also have a think about where else you might be able to find the information you need. Photo Aircraft Crew Member [s] (Assignment) In alphabetic order Crew Crashed Actual Type M a p Cemetery. She lived in Knockholt. It appears to be quite new as it is not on Google street views. 2nd Lt Edward T. Dunne Co-Pilot Regards Mike Farley. Historic England is working with a number of HERs and volunteer groups to record the accurate locations of crash sites. Little bit of confusion though it seems 81 OTU disbanded Jan 1944. 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. I currently have your uncles flying log book and other bits in my collection. Sorry report isnt that clear but cant identify it from your site info, http://www.mapperleyhistory.com/History_Pages/Wellington-Dedication-A5.html. Researchers in Germany are investigating the loss of RAF Lancaster PB209, 156 Pathfinder Squad. For my part I feel most of the wreckage was recovered and what is left are clear up debris pits. Seattle Times staff reporter. Anyway, I have digressed away from the point of this site but it is interesting to catch up with people associated with the area. Crew were, Hailey, Sindrey, Barton and Surtees all RAFVR 218 (Gold Coast) Sdn. If you wanted to send me an email to jroy1e@me.com &/or WhatsApp me on +44 (0)7753252946 I can then send you what I have. Does anyone know of the crash site of my uncle. Flights MZ633 and N1687 collided mid air during unauthorised flying formation. People who have read it found it quite amusing. Print map. I would be very grateful if you have the time to look up the crash at Walcott when you go to the Forum,I do have pics of the B24 [Alfred 11] of Reed and all his crew, 8 ejected over Beccles and the co pilot over Ingham. 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. Hi. Campbell made a crash landing upon returning to base. American plane coming into mendlesham airfield was shot down by following German plane. I am in the front seat by the way. On October 17th 1940 a wellington bomber returning from a raid on the Kiel canal ran out of fuel. Sabre F4 XD712. Pilot was flying on instruments in clouds when the aircraft hit violent prop wash, throwing the aircraft into a dive. Hi there. 115. Ive gone through what lists I have (which are far from being complete), looked through Eyes of the Night by Bamford & Collier (the book provides a lot of detail about RAF Cranage) and have looked up the air crashes listed on my page about RAF Cranage. 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. Click and drag to move the map around. Crash Sites Messerschmitt Bf 110. Thank you. Posted on 16 December 2021 - 7:39 pm by . I saw a picture of the headstone of his grave on findagrave.com. The plaque is by the entrance to Mill Farm at 514347.8N, 13442.1W and reads: In Memory Of USAAF B-17 42-31322 'Mi Amigo', Endcliffe Park, Sheffield. Lt Lowell D. Baker, bombardier, killed Several agencies pulled a 59-year-old man and a 23-year-old man out of the wreck. Other times such the as the request about the P-47 above searches all end up pointing to the same very limited resource. Three months after his crash the plane was withdrawn from service. I no longer have any family members who can remember. Ive now taken pictures of my own, how do I upload to the site? The official report states ''This a/c No.3 in a tail chase was seen to commence to pull out from a dive. Im also hoping to find a more accurate crash site for this aircraft. One other thing, in doing a basic computer search for the crash site, Park Farm, Hoxne, Suffolk, I was unable to find it. Lt Stewart Barnes, co-pilot, killed 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. Hi. I forgot precisely where it was but if you know what I mean please let me know. I have walked past it a few years ago so its also close to a public right of way. On the 28/29th April 1943 was a hugh 207 aircraft force on a gardening radish mine laying If you have the tail number of the aircraft that would be helpful in identifying the wreck details. Do you have any info on B17 crash at Bovingdon herts 1942-3 on a weather check flight, Visited site years ago and found some parts. The problem is I dont know exactly where it is. Im going to write an email to the MOD as I could be breaking the law by collecting bits. Oosterhout - North Brabant. F/S B.V.Mowan However, in other cases, a local historian may hear of a crash, "that happened sometime during World War II ", and is trying to learn . Dad used to talk frequently about the Packmans but I cannot recall why, Im assuming some of your family also lived in Halstead? I feel inspired now to visit the crash site and add it to these pages. It says in one link that it was a daytime flight, but the time-stamp elsewhere is 23:48, which suggests night to me. The five Australians were buried in the Cambridge City Cemetery and the other two were taken to their home towns. If I cant, maybe someone else can shed light on it? I think it was called Hudds Hill? The remainder were killed.. I threw some away at first, but now Im bagging it all just in case. Lt Owen B. Coffman, pilot, killed. He had so many stories about growing up there. Without sounding sarcastic a name and possible sqn would be helpful. I visited madingly on the 20th May and had a chat with the Superintendent there. Of the latter, nearly 200 crash sites were relocated and identified. Bomber crash in the village of Wellington Heath in Herefordshire in 1942-43. III that crashed in the Scottish Highlands on a headland known as Eagle's Rock ( Scottish Gaelic: Creag na h-Iolaire) near Dunbeath, Caithness, on 25 August 1942. Involved 3 P-47s from the 352nd FG colliding in the overcast. A body was also recovered from the wreckage. Chichester (Portfield Fuel Depot) From looking at what records were available of USAAF raids at that approx date (In ? I also was wondering reading your query whether the MOD in declining your application might advise what information they have? I have been searching for an aircraft crash that occurred in 1943-4 in Holmes Chapel (Church Hulme, Cheshire. Hi again Roger We like to do research in depth. Very sorry to hear of your loss, Hazel. http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-110/NJG1-Schnaufer.html. Im sorry that I do not have more information to go with this story. 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. Airspeed Oxford NM683, Rushup Edge, Peak District. Chris Thomson Sqn (RAF) / Avro Lancaster Mk. 1 of 12. My grandmothers house in Monifieth had a splendid view of the Firth of Tay. The church has had a few incumbents since Ashlachsen, we were married in 1991 by Malcolm Bury but he has sadly died. 3 of the crew were killed in the crash: Shows The Aircraft suffered an engine explosion followed by a fierce fire which led to the wing becoming detached before the plane crashed. The interactive map shows where every bomb landed, from the first to hit the mainland in the . Walton rang my aunt in Orpington, one night to say the plane had come down (hinT: Id be interested!). and occupied by sheep. 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