Plane stalled on approach. By. This information means a great deal to me. However, Lt Peacock is certainly listed elsewhere as having been killed on 21 April 1944, so it is probable the museum has that detail incorrectly recorded but the detail about your uncle is correct. Home; Map of crashes; List by state; About; Washington fatal crashes (1183) View all crashes on a map. 122 . Hurst says that a machine gun was found at the site in 1973. 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) ? I did find two pictures of Alfred 11 but there were no photos of the crash site. Im trying to put together a memorial frame for him. The American Air Museum in Britain has a different listing. 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. If you google Robert Double RAF 175954 you will see the info. Crash Sites Curtiss C-46 Commando. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z9471. Great that you are helping John Hargreaves daughter with finding info on 44 squadron and Lamsdorf. who were killed near this site How common were these losses in training exercises? Trying to find the exact location of crashed Avro Lancaster 11 683 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. 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). If I cant, maybe someone else can shed light on it? I found what looks like a latch handle that has a plastic grommit attached, and the grommit has Wellington Regd moulded into it. The farmer told me he believed a Spitfire had crashed on the site. Use our interactive map to find out where. Museum may be able to help http://www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk/, pictures of that crash here 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. In short, if you wanted to reply to my email address I can send it all over to you. that particulair night. Will have a look and drop you a line if I find anything. Kent, WA. Im eager to keep going. 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. 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.. Youve provided me with a wealth of information, and Im eager to go through it more thoroughly. When reaching the British coast however, Hubbard no longer was able to keep his a/c in the air any longer and ordened his crew to bail out as quick as possible. I doubt your Spitfire was involved in enemy action in my own opinion it could have been an ATA crash. which crashed into a field killing the pilot and a wren radio mechanic who were on a t3st flight. Any further background on it? The onus is now on me to prove that all remains were recovered. On Facebook.com/ukthanksgivingfield has some additions. Hiim looking for the exact location crash site of Stirling Lk116. I am sure every USAAF crash site was photographed. Thank you very much for responding to my inquiry. Hi Joe, excited to hear you know John Hargreaves daughter. In this short video the pilot refers to it at about one and a half minutes in and we do a fly past. Flt Sgt Denny was the only son in the family with 3 sisters still surviving out of 4. I was told that the aircraft were Barracudas. Ottersum - Limburg. Watch, learn. Click and drag to move the map around. Memorial Crash 03-11-1944 Oosterhout. It had just taken off from Hethel Airfield on a mission to Germany. I recently gained permission to search some farm land between Whetstone & Littlethorpe. Ive got quite a few bits & bobs that you may be interested in. The pertinent part of the letter is as follows: Please see below the information that we have on the crash which involved SSgt Logan. We also saw the jail were the crew was taken after capture. Parts of the plane fell in the vicinity of the field at Glatton. Hi Fred, thank you for sharing your memories of that night with us. This is all the info I have and as you can see Im not as sure on some of it. Info on this can be found here http://aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/styled-5/styled-10/styled-269/index.html Experiments were carried out including an unsuccessful attempt to launch a fighter aircraft from a non-rigid balloon. Is there anyone out there who may have more information about this particular incident? Did you obtain these from any particular source? Bruntingthorpe, Bitteswell ( now Magna Park ) and Rearsby were used for new aircraft storage. 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. Can you confirm if this is the accident or give me any more details thank you. Her 98th birthday is today June 6, and her funeral is tomorrow. I used to watch dive bombers practicing on the spur of sand that extended from Tentsmuir. This accident is documented, but I have not seen it listed in any air crash sites or even in any number of incident lists. A further shed was added to the site and a range of non-rigid airships designed and constructed. Hi Steve, I have looked in the books I own but can find no reference to it. 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. Does anyone know about a P38 that crashed in Water Lane, Cobham, Surrey on 16th March 1944? 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. Is this site known to you and do you have any further information? Below; photo from the 457 Bomb Group Association showing some of the wreckage. Thanks, Have found following info: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/43-38919/, This is a british site and the link has a photo of the aircraft in question. IX, NH356. I thought perhaps this crash occurred in an area that is far more populated now, and therefore, it may have been moved? In the summer holidays in 1943 a Lancaster came down at night near Hamstreet. A Blackburn Botha Mk1 crashed 1.5 miles North of Hooton Park Cheshire. https://aircrewremembrancesociety3.com/Aircraft-Losses/USAAF-Losses/U.S.A.A.F.Losses-1943/page-49/ The pilot overcorrected in trying to pull out and the plane broke in half near the bomb bay. Sorry report isnt that clear but cant identify it from your site info, http://www.mapperleyhistory.com/History_Pages/Wellington-Dedication-A5.html. 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. 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. Before that they were at oakdene on Rushmore Hill,Knockholt. 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. Sgt Leroy L. Logan, engineer / upper turret gunner, killed This map was created by a user. Hi Geoff, have you seen this? I believe it crashed shortly after take off near Barningham, UK. Has crew list and an account of the crash. My email address is: I threw some away at first, but now Im bagging it all just in case. Comes to light. Granpa Towler sometimes officiated at Evensong at the Otford Lane Mission., after 1954. Hover over a marker for more information. Best of luck with your researches, hope to hear more. The man is holding up part of the tail section. 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. I have investigated the crash files but I am unable to find any information concerning this particular crash. I researched this years ago. Note that source, the 457th Bomb Group Association, mentions there being 4 survivors not 3. Anyone have any details? Jun 11, 2014 at 5:00 am. Thank you. 42 locations with stored, preserved or otherwise out of service airplanes found in Scotland. The pilot flying blind bailed out at low level 3 miles out. Any other information would be greatly appreciated. Can anyone help me? Little bit of confusion though it seems 81 OTU disbanded Jan 1944. They are collating memories from us older residents (or in my case ex-resident) so that these may be recorded for posterity and provide a reminder to future generation of what life was like in the village. "It gives you a buzz of excitement, because we . They might assist you in finding more information. Very happy to share it with you if you wanted it? And but seconds after the whole crew jumped exploded in mid-air. Excavation in December 1944 of crash site of C-47 Skytrain at Denali National Park. have picture of dad with lt. Harold saviers crew,305thbomb group,365th squad,40th wing,1st bomb div,chelverston. TWA Flight 260 Crash Site Albuquerque, New Mexico. I feel it is just a civil servant playing overly safe. Id have loved that as a kid. My father told me about how he met my mother. 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. Good luck to you all in your searches. It crashed by the river chelmer great dunmow 20/3/1945. Bill. Any info gratefully accepted. 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. Sarah! It is part of the only complete Halifax Mk3. 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. Myself and a colleague have been metal detecting at Park Farm Hoxne for 15 years, in the early days we unearthed numerous fragments from the crashed aircraft, also included were many complete,bent and broken rounds of admonition. No problem, glad it has answered some questions for you. 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. Thanks so much for your email. Crashed after collision with F/O Boulton's aircraft. Would you happen to know the name of the landholder where you found the pieces of the plane? Originally from N.Ireland, age 20 years. I live approximately a mile from where the Lancaster your uncle was flying crashed. From past experience I think you will have a problem if you dont have a diffinative date.There is a book on Amazon called fighter command losses but without a date you will need to read every entry. 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. Bill. I have since found out that Uncle Bills accident was on 8t h Oct 1941 he was in 15 OTU. Hi Roger walking; dogs; wheelchair users; climbing . Im going to write an email to the MOD as I could be breaking the law by collecting bits. Ten aircrew died, including my uncle. Wellington X3348 on Edale Moor. View all planes linked to locations in Scotland Unfortunately Michael Hursts book, whilst being detailed, many of the locations are wrong, he deliberatly did this. The work of the 'wreckologists' who dig up crashed World War II aircraft. A researcher from the University of York used wartime intelligence reports to compile the . Where might I find that info? 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. I would really like to see newspaper or local archival accounts. what aircraft it was and if the crew survived. A body was also recovered from the wreckage. I will check the B24 web site and see what I can find. Thanks for taking the time to respond to my initial inquiry. 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. Other areas of the UK. Thank you, John. Martin here. 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