http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12924. The village of Black Bourton was the scene, 76 years ago when tragically, returning from missions, Albemarle V1782 overshot the runway at RAF Brize Norton, crashing and burning out in a field on Mill Farm, with the loss of life of all five crew. This has taken nearly 18 months and was a challenge to say the least compared to the other German crash in the Parish. P-47D Thunderbolt 42-22758 crash site on Pendle Hill. 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. She married a Packman from Knockholt. I would really like to see newspaper or local archival accounts. Crash Sites Consolidated PBY Catalina. Regards Levi Wilson. The crash was at Blewbury Hill Didcot. 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. This is the first time I have visited this site. Thank you so much. My wife and I travelled to Denmark in 2018 and I found the field where my dad crashed, the farm where they sheltered for the night and the Ulfborg jail where they were taken after capture. Any other information would be greatly appreciated. I went home to UK after 35 years in Australia and noted a grave site at St Pauls Church Hooton. I was born on Stocking Farm and there were always rumours of this around. I am trying to find out any information about a B-17 Flying Fortress plane crash May 31, 1945. 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. Click on a location name to go to the location page, or click on the coordinates to go to the map. Regards Mike Farley. Is this site known to you and do you have any further information? I also wonder if there is any coronial information you might be able to access from the local authority? 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. 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. Aviation experts in Spitfire hunt. In all, 8,025 V1s were launched against the UK and, of those, 4,261 were intercepted and shot down. 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. Crashsites. Good luck to you all in your searches. I am following up a story of a B-24 that crashed near Swansea during the war with the loss of all hands. C-49j military cargo plane. Their identities have not been revealed but Flightaware . Of the latter, nearly 200 crash sites were relocated and identified. Would you have anything on this. which crashed into a field killing the pilot and a wren radio mechanic who were on a t3st flight. 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. But if I find anything I will let you know. Kind regards Originally marked as lost with out a trace, new information was found according to German night fighter logs. Anything would be most appreciated. I will let you know when I have been to the Forum. When I was a schoolboy in the 40s (I,m in my eighties now) and attended Margaretting C E school in Essex. There was an anti aircraft gun in the same field as well. Richard. already, no pictures. Ian. de Havilland Tiger Moth T6464, Saddleworth. The work of the 'wreckologists' who dig up crashed World War II aircraft. The downing of Lancaster ME323 is also mentioned in Nachtjagd War Diaries Vol 2 An Operational History of the German Night Fighter Force in the West, April 1944 May 1945 by Dr. Theo Boiten and Roderick J MacKenzie (2008) in which they identify the possible credit for the shooting down of ME323 to Lt. Gnther Wulf. The Snake Pass can be found in the Peak District, along the A57 main road that runs from Ladybower Reservoir to Glossop. Any news appreciated. I recently gained permission to search some farm land between Whetstone & Littlethorpe. USAAF B-17 42-31322 'Mi Amigo', Endcliffe Park, Sheffield. 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. I have been trying to find information of an aircraft crash during WW2 some time in Westbury Wiltshire. The farmer told me he believed a Spitfire had crashed on the site. Print map. The Winsford & Middlewich Guardian, for example. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z9471. The day before WW2 started, Saturday Sept 2nd, 1939, I was evacuated to Milton Street, Maidstone in Kent. I have since found out that Uncle Bills accident was on 8t h Oct 1941 he was in 15 OTU. It was called Operation Gisela, lots of aircraft were shot down that night, with some of the last Luftwaffe Junkers 88s crossing the North Sea to wait for RAF bombers returning to base from their attacks on German targets. Crash Sites Bell P-39 Airacobra. Seven from this crew were killed on this mission and 3 returned. 1. By: Keith - 4th September 2008 at 06:00 I'm going on holliday soon in Allhallows-on-Sea and would like to visit a few crash sites in or around Kent, where i could have a look around and maybe even a bit of metal detecting without trespassing or bothering anyone. (Photo . Flt Sgt Denny was the only son in the family with 3 sisters still surviving out of 4. Does anyone have any info on the crash of Liberator B24 j Shazam at Carrs Wood Costessey Norfolk on 7th March 1945. Im not the William Hughes from Ticknall hes an imposter pinched my ID. Hi Martin, it is not a crash site I have visited but maybe I need to, was not aware of it! Jan. 7, 2023 at 3:05 pm Updated Jan. 7, 2023 at 9:00 pm. Ten aircrew died, including my uncle. Stanhoe Parish Council Agenda - 4 January 2023. The two planes, a Hawker Hurricane Mk.I V6565 and V7742 hit the ground on 12th August 1941 and . Crew were, Hailey, Sindrey, Barton and Surtees all RAFVR 218 (Gold Coast) Sdn. The church has had a few incumbents since Ashlachsen, we were married in 1991 by Malcolm Bury but he has sadly died. 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). 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. My email address is: Ill have a look Gary, see if I can find anything. Again, thank you so much for replying. Thanks for your comments Richard I have checked out that web site Honor the Fallen no trace of Lt Reed, so Ive messaged them asking why as he was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.Saw your Shazam site, any particular reason you are researching the Costessy crash? Im trying to put together a memorial frame for him. He was the flight engineer. I remember Mr Rushen, who coppiced the wood by Randles Lane. Thank you so very much for finding all that. Hi there. Parts of the plane fell in the vicinity of the field at Glatton. 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. Superfortress 44-61999 Over-Exposed! air crash site on Bleaklow, Aviation Archeological Research and Investigation, https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945O.htm, http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12924, http://www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk/390th-bomb-group/interesting-information-and-facts/, https://aircrewremembrancesociety3.com/Aircraft-Losses/USAAF-Losses/U.S.A.A.F.Losses-1943/page-49/, All photos and text are aircrashsites.co.uk unless otherwise stated. I found a detailed reference to 42-3351 though there are not many! Hi could you give me any info on this crash site iam a relative of Flight Sergeant Valencia. Sometimes the info is out there and it all opens up and its enjoyable to pirce the story together when it does (and there is more to be found I am sure, not least ironing out the discrepancies). Hi Barry, many thanks for getting in touch .. delighted to make your acquaintance. 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. You might find a couple of pieces I have put on YouTube/Lossie History of interest. 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? The wreckage was not discovered until June 13, 1957 (Macha and Jordan 2002). 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. I am researching Shazam on behalf of the Costessey Memories Group which is attached to the Costessey general library. I believe the plane was a Dakota with a crew of 5 who sadly all perished. 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. Dr Wigram was our GP. Do you have any details of this crash?. Two small ceremonies at the two sites where ten of the Brits were killed. Learn how to create your own. This interactive image was created with ThingLink. Is there anyone out there who can either supply info or point me in the right direction . Click and drag to move the map around. Google search Lancaster ME323 to find more. 26 April 2011. They are eye-witness accounts of two crashes I witnessed. Thank you, John. I know that Uncle Arthur is buried in Holy Cross Churchyard in Taibach Port Talbot, his birthplace, with his mother and father. Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology, There is also this distressing reference in a book called Intruders over Britain by Simon W Parry (2003); 3 February 2010. have picture of dad with lt. Harold saviers crew,305thbomb group,365th squad,40th wing,1st bomb div,chelverston. Accident-Report.com Do the same as above. I understand research has shown that where the impact caused severe trauma to the bodies of the crew, then recovery crews were instructed just to gather sufficient body parts to enable a funeral to take place (around 9 lbs apparently). What great work being done here. I will be grateful for the smallest item of information which might help. 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. No problem, glad it has answered some questions for you. Sgt. He was someone I saw when I was staying in Knockholt. Maybe someone else reading this might be able to help? Maybe someone on here can help? Hello everybody, I was on my way to abersoch yesterday and out of the car window I saw something that looked like a p51d or a spitfire mk9 that had crashed in a small building (like a kind of brick shed. You could nonentheless contact the RAF Museum and ask them for some guidance? Hi Beth. 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 would really appreciate any information you have on John, his daughter and/or the crash. She lived in Knockholt. It was N. of the Halstead- Badgers Mount roundabout road and east of Station Road. I love being able to locate the pieces of the puzzle and watch the picture form. Kind regards I believe my great uncle John Ernest Hindmarch was on this flight and I have been trying to find out a little more background info to pass on to the Washington History Society with his RAF Photograph. Dad used to talk frequently about the Packmans but I cannot recall why, Im assuming some of your family also lived in Halstead? Well done for all of this. Nachtjagdgeschwader 3, was the last Axis aircraft to crash on British soil during World War II. I will try and find all the info and post it later Wellington X3348 on Edale Moor. I understand the crew all survived although my Father had a broken Any further information you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Best of luck in your research. Have you ever seen the wreckage or heard stories about this particular crash? Hi Barry, many thanks for making contact. 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. The wreath marks the location where a Wellington bomber aircraft crashed. I found what looks like a latch handle that has a plastic grommit attached, and the grommit has Wellington Regd moulded into it. Cheshire. My dad has been talking about the crash that occurred at Curry Wood as he lived in Halstead and remembers it occurring. The circumstances of each of those crashes are described in my book, which draws on eyewitness accounts and primary sources from both sides.". 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. Other areas of the UK. The name of your brother is familiar to me but I dont think I knew him. Do you knowis Park Farm an actual farm, a park, or a village? 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. Would the area newspapers have an account of it? Has any body got any ideas? At the last minute Marham hearing an intruder was in the area turned off the landing lights. 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. For the Achterhoek region, the AVOG's Crash Museum at Lievelde, The Netherlands, might be a source of information. I have investigated the crash files but I am unable to find any information concerning this particular crash. They had a database that the public could play with (via a simplified screen and keyboard) the last time I went a few years ago, and you could look up every pretty well every known enemy bomb that had dropped and caused damage during the war. Several years ago had a visit from 3 of the surviving crew members who found quite a few bits of their plane on our land that adjoins the crash site. Can anyone help me? Republic P-47C Thunderbolt 41-6246 on Aran Fawddwy. It also suggests to me that there is no full and formal documentation of the crash, despite the loss of rather valuable aircrew. By: Pete Truman - 4th January 2006 at 09:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00 The imperial war museum in London may be able to help. Dad lived in Beldam Haw in the 1930s and 40s, firstly in no. The pilot overcorrected in trying to pull out and the plane broke in half near the bomb bay. My brother and I visited a plane crash site one evening in 1942. I would appreciate any information which might help me in my search. Jonathan. would there not have been an official (though not public) inquiry after the event? I was told that the aircraft were Barracudas. Thanks Richard will make enqs re the book you mention. P-38 Lightning 42-67207. Permission was granted by the MOD for the site to be excavated but on reapplying have been turned down stating the possibility of human remain maybe on site. va said records were water damaged so thy were no help. operation and because of low cloud base forced the aircraft to fly very low over the German and This is more about local history than anything else, as an ancestor of mine , name of Atkins, was This was in snowdonia, wales. On October 17th 1940 a wellington bomber returning from a raid on the Kiel canal ran out of fuel. One was called Losses of the US 8th and 9th Airforces Volume 5 April 1944 to June 1944 written by Stan D Bishop.It may be worth checking to see if the crash of Alfred 11 is recorded. it was near Gainsborough? I believe(?) The info I have is that Uncle Roy died April 21, 1944. A body was also recovered from the wreckage. 122 . Apparently it crashed just North of the Main Railway line to the east of Westbury Station Not far off the Ham road. Superfortress 44-61999 Over-Exposed! air crash site on Bleaklow, Superfortress RB-29A 44-61999 Over-Exposed! (sometimes called the Bleaklow Bomber), http://aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/styled-5/styled-10/styled-269/index.html, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16997728, Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology, http://www.fredtrendle.de/images/pdf/Buchauszug-Februar-1944-Nacht.pdf, http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z9471, All photos and text are aircrashsites.co.uk unless otherwise stated. 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