British, German and American plane crash sites are also marked. As the plane reached about 900 feet, it slammed into the side of Cape Lookout, traveling about 200 miles per hour. II / # LL701 / Operation Schweinfurt / Cause unknown / Crash in the North Sea / Flight Lieutenant James Clement Hornby / 7 missing. Aircraft came down at Purley Way, Wallington. This has taken nearly 18 months and was a challenge to say the least compared to the other German crash in the Parish. Ian. Photo Aircraft Crew Member [s] (Assignment) In alphabetic order Crew Crashed Actual Type M a p Cemetery. 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. I found a detailed reference to 42-3351 though there are not many! 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.. 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. Will also have a think about where else you might be able to find the information you need. Lt Joseph J. Peacock, navigator, killed Little bit of confusion though it seems 81 OTU disbanded Jan 1944. During WW2 my aunt had had a colleague in the Day Nursery in Orpington, called Walton, whose father had the corn merchant business in Halstead. Can you help? geograph for square SP5345. Richard Storr, Thanks Richard for your time and efforts..please keep me informed. Again, thank you so much for replying. They are eye-witness accounts of two crashes I witnessed. 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. I will take a look but its not my neck of the woods really. IX, NH356. Hi Beth. If you are interested you will find said photos under the name of Shazams Navigator Lt Richard Angert. in service at Halstead Place in the early nineteenth century. Also looking into the other two RAf men buried at Ticknall and both were training accident victims. . "It gives you a buzz of excitement, because we . aircraft that crashed into the sea off the north Wales coast during World war 2. 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. She married a Packman from Knockholt. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z9471. By. heres the link. Link here to Aviation Safety Network has an overview plus links to other websites it references, Hello , An allied aircraft crashed in front of my father, Cpl R.A.Jacksons platoon in the village of Hollot Normandy France on 1st or 2nd August 1944. I remember walking home when an American plane in trouble and just at tree hight.Crashed by the A12 near where Ivy Hill hotel is now situated. Is there any chance that you could send me any info you may have on this crash please? I am 85 years old and I have a vivid memory of a spitfires or huracane crashing at Heanor Derbyshire in a farmyard .I cant find anything locally can you help? Any further information you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Had the glider still been attached the sudden dive/spin of the tug would have broken the Waco in half. Sgt Joseph T. Paddock, radio operator, killed Ive heard that some of the planes are still located where they fell. In the village of East Stockwith is a memorial to the crew. Advanced Landing Grounds on Romney Marsh and shooting the flying bombs down over the sea. Lt Owen B. Coffman, pilot, killed. The church has had a few incumbents since Ashlachsen, we were married in 1991 by Malcolm Bury but he has sadly died. Chris Thomson Unfortunately I didnt find any thing new about Shazam at the Forum, but still hopeful that I will get photos of the crew which I need If you have not been to Madingly a visit is highly recommended Reg # Accident date Aircraft type . I found what looks like a latch handle that has a plastic grommit attached, and the grommit has Wellington Regd moulded into it. Dad used to talk frequently about the Packmans but I cannot recall why, Im assuming some of your family also lived in Halstead? The aircraft was a B-17G Flying Fortress serial number 42-97236. How do I obtain crash site reports from the date August 1943 which may or may not show the extent of what or was not recovered. It crashed by the river chelmer great dunmow 20/3/1945. would like to see aplaque in remembrence .anybody any info? Would any one have any info on a B-17 that came down and crashed landed near curry wood Halstead kent. Translation: Hi Fred, thank you for sharing your memories of that night with us. Coded PH-P, Shot down by an Intruder during a night training flight and crashed 0110 4th Mar between Stockwith and Blyton, two villages 3 miles NW and NE respectively from Gainsborough. I've put it on a map, similar to PlaneCrashMap here, and have used what I've learned on this site to make it more easy to use and quicker, despite the larger data source used. Your father worked in the woods at Randles Lane,and my aunt told me his name. His name is listed in the GPC book. Dave Stubley is one of hundreds of men and women across Britain who spend their free time finding out where the planes crashed, then digging them up. Hover over a marker for more information. Hi Joe, excited to hear you know John Hargreaves daughter. Hover over a marker for more information. Click on a location name to go to the location page, or click on the coordinates to go to the map. 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! Hi. neck.Would you have any information regarding the crash. It even listed his rank and squadron number (748). Looked at the 1944 Chorley bible there is no record of an air crash near Stowmarket on 27/8/44 nor a few days either side of 27th. It looks like your uncle was the pilot of Lancaster ME323 which was shot down at eight minutes past one on the morning of 4 March 1945. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12924. Unfortunately I dont have a copy of Michael Hursts book however I learned of the crash site reading a review of a new book Cumbria At War 1939-45 written by Ruth Mansergh and published by Pen and Sword. Ian. Upwaltham (C-47 Crash Site) Upwaltham (Lancaster Crash Site) Willingdon (B-24 Ruth-Less Crash Memorial) Worthing (49 Sqn Lancaster) OTHER SITES. Hiim looking for the exact location crash site of Stirling Lk116. If you have any photos, it would be good to add them here. This is more about local history than anything else, as an ancestor of mine , name of Atkins, was I could have searched for many more years and not found the wonderful sources you did. Does anyone know of the crash site of my uncle. 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 inquest heard Palmer, who researches crash sites from the second world war, contacted police at 10am on 26 June last year. 42 locations with stored, preserved or otherwise out of service airplanes found in Scotland. 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. They recently published an article about a Lancaster that crashed at Scraptoft. I saw a picture of the headstone of his grave on findagrave.com. I have certainly found a lot of aluminium pieces scattered all over the field. Seven from this crew were killed on this mission and 3 returned. ww2 plane crash sites map kent. I just replied to Mike above, and I would gladly pose those same questions to you. 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. Is there anyone out there who may have more information about this particular incident? It looks very different nowadays. now, My Uncle William Pinfold was involved in an aircrash after taking off from RAF Harwell where he lost a leg. Hi Roger Jun 11, 2014 at 5:00 am. I can find no reports of any crashes here. Above; Crash site of RB-29A 'Over-Exposed!' on Bleaklow. 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. Re; B-24 crash Swansea, South Wales area. 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. 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? Jan. 7, 2023 at 3:05 pm Updated Jan. 7, 2023 at 9:00 pm. Ive now taken pictures of my own, how do I upload to the site? It was sad to hear of his death. Richard. 3 February 2010. Thanks to former Stanhoe resident Arthur Walker for most of the information on these crash sites. Id love it now, in fact. On this channel you'll find historic and educational videos from the 1900s. Great memories of playing in the Spitfire at Hooton. Thank you very much! I was pleased to see that you had photos of all the crew of Alfred 11. 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. I dont know of that one sorry, but maybe someone else on here might be able to provide some infor for you. The Winsford & Middlewich Guardian, for example. I understand the crew all survived although my Father had a broken Regards Mike Farley. Any further background on it? (RAF) / Avro Lancaster Mk. Bruntingthorpe, Bitteswell ( now Magna Park ) and Rearsby were used for new aircraft storage. already, no pictures. I have walked past it a few years ago so its also close to a public right of way. I have since found out that Uncle Bills accident was on 8t h Oct 1941 he was in 15 OTU. That is fantastic info!! As is often the case, we left it too late to check out what he was saying. Hoxne and Park Farm on Ordnance Survey mapping. Ive got quite a few bits & bobs that you may be interested in. Best regards Maybe it was a Wellington, or a Whitley bomber. 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. We have no photo of this aircraft and would very much appreciate any input. I am doing research on the incident and I have a fair amount of material lncluding the names of the crew but any other info would help with my project. Does anyone have any information regarding the collision of two Lancasters, just outside Waltham airfield, on Black Thursday? Frank Towler and I reached the plane, the guns had been removed. P-47D Thunderbolt 42-22758 crash site on Pendle Hill. Thank you for your email earlier in the year. Searching for accurate location of Mitchell crash 30 August 1944 near Peper Harrow/Shackleford, not far from Godalming Surrey. Im hoping if anyone knows of any details about this. Ian had posted a picture of some of the wreckage from my great uncles plane crash. I will try and find all the info and post it later Does anyone have info on the crash of an Albemarle in the fields just below the Westbury White Horse in Wiltshire. Thank you Andy, Hi Andy, sorry for late reply, have just returned from holiday. Four of the crew were able to bail out and survived. Hi Geoff, have you seen this? On the 28/29th April 1943 was a hugh 207 aircraft force on a gardening radish mine laying Kind regards Wellington X3348 on Edale Moor. shop at Park Corner which now sells logs and venison). Hi Ian, thank you for the prompt reply. Click the "Satellite" button for an aerial view. Approximate location, date such as time of year, the name of the pilot, anything from memory such as stories you heard from your father or other family anything like that could help enormously. Colgates is very different to what I remember a farming residence but is now much upgraded. Runway is approx 1km south east of that point. American plane coming into mendlesham airfield was shot down by following German plane. These sites are not protected in any way but anyone finding items would have the sense and good manners to inform the local RAF base and let them take it from there, easiest way around that. 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. The B-17 is owned . The notes with each map have been prepared by Alan and Clive The six maps are dated as follows. Im trying to locate the site of a B17 crash in West Norfolk. 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. Hi Matt, If you look on Google satellite maps, you can still make out the runways of what was RAF Blyton. The Albemarle/Waco combi took off from Keevil. va said records were water damaged so thy were no help. 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 Mighty 8th ?) Here, a party from 49 MU drags sections of a crashed aircraft across a Kent hop field. This was in snowdonia, wales. And you said there are many local stories about the crash? You can change the default title of the document by typing a new name (maximum 50 . On October 17th 1940 a wellington bomber returning from a raid on the Kiel canal ran out of fuel. At the last minute Marham hearing an intruder was in the area turned off the landing lights. I remember Mr Rushen, who coppiced the wood by Randles Lane. Because of the rough terrain and low visibility, it took rescuers a long time to reach the crash site. My aunt, W.H Pinfolds sister and I have search for years My Uncle Bill continue as a trainer for navigators, although he had an artificial leg, for the duration of the war. This is the pilot who shot down PB209. 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. 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. A body was also recovered from the wreckage. The website has a good list of links to other websites. Any help would be most greatly appreciated. Date of crash/deaths is 29 April 1943. and occupied by sheep. The five Australians were buried in the Cambridge City Cemetery and the other two were taken to their home towns. Cannot find any records relating to the crash. Use the slider or your mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out. Because there was a vast amount of small fragments we decided to cease detecting on that field. I think he crashed in chorley . The result was that the Albemarles port wing stalled and she dived vertically into the ground. Required fields are marked *. de Havilland Tiger Moth T6464, Saddleworth. 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. [1] [2] The crash killed 14 of 15 passengers and crew, including Prince George, Duke of Kent, who was on duty . As far as I know (although Im no expert by any means) the nearest fighter operational bases near us were Kings Cliffe, Wittering and Ingham..Saying that it is possible some bomber bases had fighter squadrons as well. Maybe they were Canadian! Can anyone tell me which was the airfield in question (Boscombe Down, Ibsley?) There were two explosions as the aircraft began to disintegrate in the air and a third as it hit the ground. Comes to light. 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. Judging by the empty hop garden and the warm clothing this is either very early in 1940 or much later in the year 115. Each time we retrieved these items they were handed to the landowner who was aware of the crash site. Numerous aircraft parts have been recovered by metal detection and some witnesses have come forward. The pertinent part of the letter is as follows: Please see below the information that we have on the crash which involved SSgt Logan. 2] Was a police officer in Cambs, Cambridge area, duty at Peterborough Football Club many times I retired in 95. Thank you for responding to my enquires. There is now a memorial to Reed in Walcott. 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. A family member recently received a letter from the Cambridge Cemetery. Student . RAF Glatton is about 6 miles south of the town of Peterborough. Other times such the as the request about the P-47 above searches all end up pointing to the same very limited resource. The crash site was close to Lampeter, Mid Wales. Sgt James C. Hilty, ball turret gunner, survived Thank you, John. Ian. The Dunbeath air crash involved the loss of a Short S.25 Sunderland Mk. I do have seven pictures of the crash site which were obtained from the website called To Honor Our Fallen. The onus is now on me to prove that all remains were recovered. Thanks Beth. He put me in touch with a colleague of his at the War Graves Commission who he felt sure would be able to help me. I have looked up the Walcott crash and I should be more than pleased to see if I can find more info. Hi Allan, not a site I have visited, but it was Wellington L7857, crashed 17 October 1940. FIVE years after calls for two World War II plane crash sites to be declared war graves, the downed planes, and their deceased crew, remain unprotected and open to relic hunters. Not sure I can provide an answer, maybe someone else on here might be able to? No problem, glad it has answered some questions for you. My Uncle Jack Anderson, who was a TEC 5 appears to have died in that same crash. Hi Roger Bean Details. Seattle Times staff reporter. Jonathan. Use the slider or your mouse scroll wheelto zoom in and out. Sorry, I have not been able to identify this crash, Im afraid. 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. I believe it crashed shortly after take off near Barningham, UK. Plane stalled on approach. Best of luck with your researches, hope to hear more. There was no mention by them of a fatality. Ian, Hi Kind Regards Just came across your website.Park Farm, Hoxne. The crashed planes were photographed and cataloged and then removed, here are 22 of the best images we could find! The detectorist had dug down at the farm and found human remains. The only Anson crash off the North Wales coast was, I recall from a picture in a book somewhere (possibly Llanbedr area) I saw many years ago, one that had force-landed just off the beach and was salvaged after it was dragged onto the beach, so it wouldnt be one out in the water. Without sounding sarcastic a name and possible sqn would be helpful. 1. 2nd Lt Edward T. Dunne Co-Pilot Excavation in December 1944 of crash site of C-47 Skytrain at Denali National Park. 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? Its website states that it has established cooperation between the Aircraft Recovery Group 1940-1945 (ARG) and the foundation CRASH '40-'45. You live in a very nice part of the Norfolk coast.I am a Norfolk Dumpling myself although I now live in exile at Peterborough. It is supposed to be on a farm in the area of Hotham and North Cave in Yorkshire. 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. Unfortunately Michael Hursts book, whilst being detailed, many of the locations are wrong, he deliberatly did this. Bomber crash at the village of Wellington Heath in Herefordshire in 1943. His aircraft took off from Glatton at 14:19 hrs on an operational mission. Takeoff Date: Crew Status: Crash Date: 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. But if I find anything I will let you know. 1st Lt Leo F. Baumann Pilot Do you live in this area now? Researchers in Germany are investigating the loss of RAF Lancaster PB209, 156 Pathfinder Squad. Sgt Morris R. Walker, left waist gunner, survived This is the first time I have visited this site. This is bound to be a typo, as Hoxne is over 60 miles from Glatton, which was the bomb groups base. I believe(?) If so I know some one who has pieces of the plane. Cycle Route Wings of Freedom: Crash Site Spitfire LF Mk. I currently have your uncles flying log book and other bits in my collection. Some small fragments, showing signs of burning can be found amongst the heather at the site. The pair collided with another Nomad over southern Lake Muskoka and crashed into the lake's icy depths on December 13th, 1940 while searching for another pilot that had gone missing in a snow storm the day before. RAF Glatton with some photos from when 457 BG was based there. Hi can anyone give me information on Russell Charles Denny ? I researched this years ago. Aside from this FS Kraemer mid upper gunner unfortunately L lost his life but his body was recovered from the wreckage and buried 3 days later in Cambridge. It is titled I Join The Fray. Click and drag to move the map around. Youve provided me with a wealth of information, and Im eager to go through it more thoroughly. Couldnt see this one listed, which RAF Brize Norton has just had on their FB page 27th Aug 20: https://bit.ly/3jnkhfQ. Three months after his crash the plane was withdrawn from service. The other plane they crashed into also plunged into the lake; however . A researcher from the University of York used wartime intelligence reports to compile the . Sgt Leroy L. Logan, engineer / upper turret gunner, killed The weather was very thundery which brought down several aircraft including 42-31038, also from 306BG, which came down nr. Thanks so much for your email. I used to watch dive bombers practicing on the spur of sand that extended from Tentsmuir. 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. E.F/Bonser (296 Squadron), Thanks David, not a site I have visited. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Hi Roger Later I lived in Stonehouse Road and occasionally attended Evensong at St.Margarets. I had an email yesterday from a contact in the states who will send me a picture of one of Shazams crew members so reducing the ones where I havent got a photo to three. A He-111 on the borders of Sweden with Norway Sweden . Just starting quest to contact any living relatives and invite to memorial plaque unveiling in our village. Looking for the exact location of a memorial for a Lancaster bomber that went down just outside Bicker, Lincolnshire on the 10th April 1944. The footage of you flying was terrific as well. The database has information on over 300,000 sites around the world. I am trying to find out any information about a B-17 Flying Fortress plane crash May 31, 1945. Apparently it crashed just North of the Main Railway line to the east of Westbury Station Not far off the Ham road. 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. Sad to read of your mums recent passing. This was to get new aircraft away from the factory before they were delivered to their squadrons. From the research I have conducted thus far the ac although fatally wounded and trying to recover to Marham instead of Bourne the pilot gave the order to the rest of the crew to bail out was going it alone. AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN THIS AREADURING BATTLE OF BRITAIN : 10 JULY - 31 OCTOBER 1940. Hi I feel inspired now to visit the crash site and add it to these pages. Also, I spoke with John Vardys daughter this afternoon, so it looks like 3 families are now joined up. Im Terry Rafter from Australia. 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