neck.Would you have any information regarding the crash. They might assist you in finding more information. My ancestor Sarah Atkins is no known relative of the Burnaby Atkinses who have a large memorial tombslab in the churchyard. Maybe someone else reading this might be able to help? Once the process is complete, a link to the document entitled 'Printout' will be displayed. The detectorist had dug down at the farm and found human remains. Ian, Hi who were killed near this site Looking for the exact location of a memorial for a Lancaster bomber that went down just outside Bicker, Lincolnshire on the 10th April 1944. We often played in the Spitfire that was left in one of the hangars at Hooton. The wreath marks the location where a Wellington bomber aircraft crashed. Id have loved that as a kid. 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. Hi Lancaster 2 LL683 of 514 Sqn crashed out of fuel just west of Sawbridgeworth airfield on 31/3/44. When you have time, look at http://www.thanksgivingfield.org and open up the Uplifting Guide and Mission 115Z PDFs. If you have the tail number of the aircraft that would be helpful in identifying the wreck details. Does anyone have any information regarding the collision of two Lancasters, just outside Waltham airfield, on Black Thursday? I remember the exceedingly brave firemen breaking into the blazing fuselarge armed with axes in an attempt to save there colleagues. I do have seven pictures of the crash site which were obtained from the website called To Honor Our Fallen. on April 3 1945. have paperwork and two oakclusters but cant decipher without plane or crewnames the missions he flew dads name William f. Ireland . E.F/Bonser (296 Squadron), Thanks David, not a site I have visited. I live approximately a mile from where the Lancaster your uncle was flying crashed. On the 28/29th April 1943 was a hugh 207 aircraft force on a gardening radish mine laying The American Air Museum in Britain has a different listing. Is there any chance that you could send me any info you may have on this crash please? There was an anti aircraft gun in the same field as well. 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) ? Chris Thomson My father Cpl JR Matthews ran along the adjacent railway(Fraserborough to St Coombs)opened the hatch and pulled out the bewildered pilot. Richard. We like to do research in depth. If so I know some one who has pieces of the plane. 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. II / # LL701 / Operation Schweinfurt / Cause unknown / Crash in the North Sea / Flight Lieutenant James Clement Hornby / 7 missing. Dad lived in Beldam Haw in the 1930s and 40s, firstly in no. 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. This has taken nearly 18 months and was a challenge to say the least compared to the other German crash in the Parish. I have shown some photos of possibley that aircraft. I know, isnt it strange how one link leads to another! My great uncle was navigator. 5 lives lost + 1 seriously injured. Roger, [] View USAAF crash sites gallery here [], Your email address will not be published. Your uncle is mentioned in the reference to ME323 under the British losses section. 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. My father was the pilot (William V. Rickards not V.H.Richards) he and his crew survived the war apart from Sgt William Gregor who died in POW camp. All crew lost all buried in there local cemeteries other than Boyes, of the RAAF whose buried in Pershore. Can anyone help me? Is this site known to you and do you have any further information? Sqn. 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. Germany Crash Sites (WWII) Germany Crash Sites (WWII) Sign in. Richard Storr. I have visited the site, although theres nothing to indicate there has been a crash with nothing on the surface. 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. it was near Gainsborough? Thanks so much for writing. Do you have any details of this crash?. on 13 Aug 44 near Wasserliesch, SW of Trier. Oosterhout - North Brabant. Unfortunately Michael Hursts book, whilst being detailed, many of the locations are wrong, he deliberatly did this. Could you please get in contact? Experiments were carried out including an unsuccessful attempt to launch a fighter aircraft from a non-rigid balloon. Thanks, Obviously, I dont check my email daily, but Ill try to be better now. Thank you again. See map. How common were these losses in training exercises? Can anyone help? Hi Matt, There is a chance Leicester Mercury may have details in their archieves. Above the target area they all of the sudden heard a big bang right underneath their a/c and pilot Hubbard told them to check the instrument etc., but all seemed to be OK. 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. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Is there anyone out there who can either supply info or point me in the right direction . Im doing some research for a family friend who is the daughter of John William Hargreaves (one of your dads crew) at the time of the incident in Denmark. Kind regards Ian. Aviation experts in Spitfire hunt. Seeking any official details of wreckage site, location, photos. Hi Beth. It is not unlikely as there were a number of aircraft which crashed taking off and landing at RAF Cranage. Hover over a marker for more information. Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology, There is also this distressing reference in a book called Intruders over Britain by Simon W Parry (2003); The remainder were killed.. Click on a location name to go to the location page, or click on the coordinates to go to the map. Above the target area they all of the sudden heard a big bang right underneath their a/c and pilot Hubbard told them to check the instrument etc., but all seemed to be OK. He was driving an open-topped Mercedes & was struck on the head by a gas bottle, whether full or empty is not recorded. But anyway it is on the corner of Back Street and St Peters Close in the village. Any information will be gratefull received. Click and drag to move the map around. Do you know where it may be currently? Thank you for responding to my enquires. Hi Jonathan, II / # LL701 / Operation Schweinfurt / Ursache unbekannt / Absturz in die Nordsee / Flight Lieutenant James Clement Hornby / 7 vermisst. The aircraft crashed ten minutes later in the circuit of Enstone airfield, at Hookerswell Farm on south-east side of Little Tew. Ian, Thanks Ian, I cant find anything about the crash on Google. I believe it crashed shortly after take off near Barningham, UK. Lancaster NE132 near Harlech. Expand. Regards Levi Wilson. Apparently two Lancasters, ME323 and PB476 of 12 Squadron were on training flights when shot down by Luftwaffe Junkers 88s. I am looking into a crash that occurred during WW2 that happened near Kirkham village. During an investigation into the crash, officials determined the aircraft had left Colorado Springs between 9:30 and 10 a.m. that morning. No records are available. and which test area (Larkhill, Fordingbridge?). Thank you so much. A further shed was added to the site and a range of non-rigid airships designed and constructed. I have since found out that Uncle Bills accident was on 8t h Oct 1941 he was in 15 OTU. Has any body got any ideas? One other thing, in doing a basic computer search for the crash site, Park Farm, Hoxne, Suffolk, I was unable to find it. Also whether or not the truck driver was full or empty. On October 17th 1940 a wellington bomber returning from a raid on the Kiel canal ran out of fuel. http://www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk/390th-bomb-group/interesting-information-and-facts/. Thank you, John. Also, I spoke with John Vardys daughter this afternoon, so it looks like 3 families are now joined up. 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. 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. MineralResourceMap.com. Any other information would be greatly appreciated. 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. 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. The crews, including your uncle Arthur, were based at RAF Wickenby and had only been there a few days before losing their lives. Sgt Donald L. Moore, right waist gunner, killed It was well maintained being part of the city square. The R.A.F. By. Stanhoe Parish Council Agenda - 4 January 2023. Excavation in December 1944 of crash site of C-47 Skytrain at Denali National Park. My grandmothers house in Monifieth had a splendid view of the Firth of Tay. Sgt Joseph T. Paddock, radio operator, killed Can you confirm if this is the accident or give me any more details thank you. Ian, hi steve Just come across your query about Robert Leonard Double. 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. Hope you can help. F/S W.F.Insley The Aircraft suffered an engine explosion followed by a fierce fire which led to the wing becoming detached before the plane crashed. Pilot Warrant Oficer W L McGowan and all crew were ok. See fuller details in Where the Lysanders Were .. (the story of Sawbridgeworths airfields) by Paul A Doyle, ISBN 0 9525624 0 5, Trying to find the exact site of crash landing of Lancaster R5905 24/9/42 near madum Denmark? 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. However, in other cases, a local historian may hear of a crash, "that happened sometime during World War II ", and is trying to learn . Again, thank you so much for replying. And you said there are many local stories about the crash? There is a link to the wikipedia page about this raid below. I also wonder if there is any coronial information you might be able to access from the local authority? Cees Waardenburg, DFC, and Gunner FO Harry Payne were only men aboard, up from Dunsfold, and both killed. Halifax Bomber MKII crashed in isle of Harris on 9th April 1945 i can find no record of this on any site .please advise. Had the glider still been attached the sudden dive/spin of the tug would have broken the Waco in half. This interactive image was created with ThingLink. The name of your brother is familiar to me but I dont think I knew him. Hi can anyone give me information on Russell Charles Denny ? Notify me of follow-up comments by email. In some small way its comforting to see the area where he must have flown many times. In the village of East Stockwith is a memorial to the crew. I have not contacted the museum at Neatshead although I have visited the Hethel air museum where Shazam was based. But a friend from the Stirling society is a doubtful they are of a Stirling crash. 1. 08 . 1939-40 1941 1942 1943 1944-5 A composite 1939-45 map. Airspeed Oxford NM683, Rushup Edge, Peak District. Any info gratefully received. 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. . I am trying to find the Exact location of Blenheim X3338 that crashed on a training exercise 1.5 miles North East of Woodford Northants on 13th January 1945? 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. I did find two pictures of Alfred 11 but there were no photos of the crash site. 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. Hi i am looking for information about a aircraft accident ( service record) at netheravon on the 17/11/1942 . 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. Showing images tagged with WW2 Aircraft Crash Site tag. Im researching its history. I was wondering by any chance does anyone know of any photographs (old or new) of the crash site/remains? Print map. IX, NH356. My brother and I visited a plane crash site one evening in 1942. Anyway, I have digressed away from the point of this site but it is interesting to catch up with people associated with the area. I think it was called Hudds Hill? Lt Stewart Barnes, co-pilot, killed Several of crew were killed. Hi Hugh, yeah thats lovely. Crashsites. Thanks so much for your email. The result was that the Albemarles port wing stalled and she dived vertically into the ground. Heavy parts of the plane were said to be deeply embedded in the ground and were not recovered. Judging by the empty hop garden and the warm clothing this is either very early in 1940 or much later in the year 115. Reg # Accident date Aircraft type . I can find no reports of any crashes here. The wreckage remains as a memorial. On the 16th June 1955 whilst flying in a four aircraft formation XD712 broke up in mid air killing the pilot Flying Officer Lawrence Michael Percival Harryman. Hi i would like to know a little more.about the 2 B17 that collided over Braintree Essex UK 1945 10 march, Looking for information and photos of the crash(es) that took place Mar. walking; dogs; wheelchair users; climbing . Ive got quite a few bits & bobs that you may be interested in. If you were to post your query in the general forum on RAF Commands website, I am sure someone there will help you. The circumstances of each of those crashes are described in my book, which draws on eyewitness accounts and primary sources from both sides.". Im hoping if anyone knows of any details about this. have picture of dad with lt. Harold saviers crew,305thbomb group,365th squad,40th wing,1st bomb div,chelverston. Maybe it was a Wellington, or a Whitley bomber. Just starting quest to contact any living relatives and invite to memorial plaque unveiling in our village. 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. Part of the hangar . which crashed into a field killing the pilot and a wren radio mechanic who were on a t3st flight. I visited madingly on the 20th May and had a chat with the Superintendent there. Crash Cause: Target / Mission: Crash Area - Location: -. Public Tags. Frederick Fraser. TWA Flight 260 Crash Site Albuquerque, New Mexico. Also worth noting that one can stay at the Restaurant les Grpins & that the UK company http://www.solognac.co.uk has a campus there. Connors killed, aircraft written off. His godson still lives in Curry Wood Gerald Brooks another well known and long-established Halstead family. As one of the aircraft, (An F-61 "Black Widow"), neared Worcester Airport, the pilot, Lt. Col. Vinton E. Broidy, 33, radioed that he was . ww2 plane crash sites map kent. 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. The crashed planes were photographed and cataloged and then removed, here are 22 of the best images we could find! Nature-based crafts enthuse Stanhoe WI members. Flights MZ633 and N1687 collided mid air during unauthorised flying formation. My research re 2nd Lt Reed is complete re the crash except for a pic of the crash scene, I have a ongoing enq in the States re a possible nephew which I am waiting on. Interesting to read that Sandy. The farmer told me he believed a Spitfire had crashed on the site. Note that source, the 457th Bomb Group Association, mentions there being 4 survivors not 3. that particulair night. Im very careful when I dig . Lancaster ND820, At the request of a local farmer in Norfolk I have located where some of the remains of EE105 Lancaster lies. Remains of a machine gun from Messerschmitt Bf 109 Werknummer 7463, shot down by anti-aircraft fire on 7 February 1942. Other times such the as the request about the P-47 above searches all end up pointing to the same very limited resource. Originally marked as lost with out a trace, new information was found according to German night fighter logs. 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. that particulair night. My mother used to work there in the 1950s and 60s. Was the B24 crash site opposite Rookery Farm, Walcott? 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. I will be grateful for the smallest item of information which might help. Im sure you notice the changes in that area. Sgt Leroy L. Logan, engineer / upper turret gunner, killed 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. RAF Crash Sites 1942 - 1945. Yes, thanks David. aausten@thekmgroup.co.uk. My Nans house Was on Halifax drive And she always talked about how close it got and she could see the pilot who managed to lift it over the houses to crash in the fields behind. Would the area newspapers have an account of it? Adice greatly appreciated. I have to inform you that my Husband, Richard Storr died in April 2020 and therefore can no longer give you any more information for your research. Or maybe as a general enquiry, ask someone here at the Coroners Society. Best wishes, 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. I currently have your uncles flying log book and other bits in my collection. Colgates is very different to what I remember a farming residence but is now much upgraded. I read 14 killed and Id like to know if it included my great uncle Mathew Vinkovich. Photo Aircraft Crew Member [s] (Assignment) In alphabetic order Crew Crashed Actual Type M a p Cemetery. It is supposed to be on a farm in the area of Hotham and North Cave in Yorkshire. Sarah! I thought perhaps this crash occurred in an area that is far more populated now, and therefore, it may have been moved? http://www.fredtrendle.de/images/pdf/Buchauszug-Februar-1944-Nacht.pdf (Page 213). It seems likely the survivors were wearing parachutes and were able to get out of the aircraft and open them. The crash site was close to Lampeter, Mid Wales. Crash Sites Curtiss C-46 Commando. He was killed testing this aircraft on 18 April 1944 having taken off from an airfield near Salisbury heading for a dive bombing range. Nachtjagdgeschwader 3, was the last Axis aircraft to crash on British soil during World War II. . I know that it crashed close to a Canadian Army vehicle park which I have since found. Through a Danish WW2 history buff I found the location of the farmers field where the crew crash landed. Crashing somewhere near Wittering. 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. Sqn (RAF) / Avro Lancaster Mk. I have looked up the Walcott crash and I should be more than pleased to see if I can find more info. Somewhere we have documentary evidence. Will have a look and drop you a line if I find anything. Can anyone tell me which was the airfield in question (Boscombe Down, Ibsley?) Hi Martin, it is not a crash site I have visited but maybe I need to, was not aware of it! Id love to hear from you. Hi could you give me any info on this crash site iam a relative of Flight Sergeant Valencia. I published my husbands time in the RAF ground crew during WW2. Dad used to talk frequently about the Packmans but I cannot recall why, Im assuming some of your family also lived in Halstead? I was told by my late grandmother he was killed near the Firth of Forth on a training exercise, unfortunately, I wish I had listened more when I was younger. This is all the info I have and as you can see Im not as sure on some of it. I will take a look but its not my neck of the woods really. Expect they will be better placed to help with your query. 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. Michelle. Do you know what they did with them? de Havilland Tiger Moth T6464, Saddleworth. It was with the 457th Bomb Group and was on a bombing raid to Merseberg near Leipzig in Germany on 21 April 1944, probably to attack the oil refinery there. 2 Killed Including Russell Charles Denny from Western Australia. It even listed his rank and squadron number (748). For the Achterhoek region, the AVOG's Crash Museum at Lievelde, The Netherlands, might be a source of information. Just read your threds on the Plumpton Wellington L7857 crash site. school Now. I am originally from Stowmarket Suffolk, now living in Australia but before we left there was a story that my great grandmother used to tell me about a RAF fighter that was shot down in a dog fight over their house, From what I remember the aircraft blow up with some of the pieces of the aircraft and some other not to mention fell in the backyard, The weather was very thundery which brought down several aircraft including 42-31038, also from 306BG, which came down nr. 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. 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 forgot precisely where it was but if you know what I mean please let me know. shop at Park Corner which now sells logs and venison). 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! (Photo . The exact date of this crash is unknown. I was pleased to see that you had photos of all the crew of Alfred 11. Hi Allan, not a site I have visited, but it was Wellington L7857, crashed 17 October 1940. Hi Mik, thanks for the info, very interesting, I didnt know any of that. View all planes linked to locations in Scotland As is often the case, we left it too late to check out what he was saying. 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. Kind Regards Hi John, Im afraid I have nothing more than what is in this thread; http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?73936-P-47-Thunderbolt. (Great Nephew Of Francis Leonard Kennedy MUG LL701), Mid-air collision between two Whitley V medium bombers (Z9471 and LA879) from RAF 10 OTU based out of Abingdon/Stanton Harcourt, roughly 2 miles south-east of Stanton Harcourt, on 17th September 1943.
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