The site is on the west side of Brown Rigg roughly at Hurst grid ref, a path goes through the site. The watches on the bodies of those aboard had all stopped at 10:10 a.m. The exact date of this crash is unknown. It is supposed to be on a farm in the area of Hotham and North Cave in Yorkshire. Source Material The main source material used for the maps were the St Margaret's ARP Log books, transcribed by our Hon. Because there was a vast amount of small fragments we decided to cease detecting on that field. Comes to light. Thanks for taking the time to respond to my initial inquiry. Each time we retrieved these items they were handed to the landowner who was aware of the crash site. His name is flight sergent robert sidney brothwell raf 1238487. Or maybe as a general enquiry, ask someone here at the Coroners Society. K.J.Shay Seeking any official details of wreckage site, location, photos. Sorry, I have not been able to identify this crash, Im afraid. if so I would like to know your source as I do not have a pic of my site despite many enqs,thanks. Crash Sites Messerschmitt Bf 110. Maybe they were Canadian! Date of crash/deaths is 29 April 1943. The man is holding up part of the tail section. As I can recall the accident( I was 5 years old at the time) I thought it would be appropriate to ensure that the sacrifice made by the 10 aircrew should not be forgotten. I no longer have any family members who can remember. crew of 297 Squadron Footnote 1] Have a brother who lives in Costessey Michael Wright [ I was adopted ] ever come across him ? Hi, I was wondering if you had received any more info regarding Lancaster ED548 PH-X. I think he crashed in chorley . And but seconds after the whole crew jumped exploded in mid-air. There is a link to the wikipedia page about this raid below. My grandmothers house in Monifieth had a splendid view of the Firth of Tay. According to the . Staff Sergeant Leo L. Henry Nose Gunner. Ian had posted a picture of some of the wreckage from my great uncles plane crash. 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. Richard. Hi Roger 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? 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. My Uncle Jack Anderson, who was a TEC 5 appears to have died in that same crash. Some small fragments, showing signs of burning can be found amongst the heather at the site. Registration No L6290. Hi Sorry, I dont have any books which cover that part of the world,Paul, but someone viewing this page might. Use the slider or your mouse scroll wheelto zoom in and out. Sorry to be a bit vague on this one, I cant even recall the aircraft serial or unit. Gday all I believe the plane was a Dakota with a crew of 5 who sadly all perished. These mention that Lancster LL701 went down in the North Sea. Thats recently been made into the memorial mentioned above. Its website states that it has established cooperation between the Aircraft Recovery Group 1940-1945 (ARG) and the foundation CRASH '40-'45. 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. Aircrew members who died were: F/O Thomas James Michael Nash (Pilot), P/O James Cunningham Porteous, W/O Peter Alfred Merrall and Flt/Sgt. But there is more out there about this if you want to look for it. Their identities have not been revealed but Flightaware . 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. Other areas of the UK. I am trying to get permission for a controlled survey of the site involving service personnel from a local RAF Station with full archeological support from qualified people. Is there anyone out there who can either supply info or point me in the right direction . Best wishes Hi, My Father was a fitter in bomber command and the Bomber that he was in crashed at the end of 1944 or the beginning of 1945. Sarah! 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. 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. The plane landed into units at a storage facility in Kent. Sorry I didnt mention this before. 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. When they attempted to land, they realised that the apparent airstrip was a sandbank and crashed. Danish coasts.. total of 22 aircraft were lost thats all i know .. Two Polish pilots on a flying exercise, long after taking off from Usworth, near Sunderland, flew through the cloud and hit the south end of Slight Side near Scafell. Will also have a think about where else you might be able to find the information you need. 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. shop at Park Corner which now sells logs and venison). Also, I spoke with John Vardys daughter this afternoon, so it looks like 3 families are now joined up. David White. 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. 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. Thank You. 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. 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. It looks very different nowadays. Crash Sites Bell P-39 Airacobra. when I visit the Forum. I visited Halstead on Thursday by bus. It crashed by the river chelmer great dunmow 20/3/1945. 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. Stanhoe residents are invited to a heart-stopper social evening. Accident-Report.com Do the same as above. Im researching its history. All 8 occupants killed. Showing images tagged with WW2 Aircraft Crash Site tag. Derrick, thank you for your reply. Do you knowis Park Farm an actual farm, a park, or a village? Required fields are marked *. Other than that, all I can suggest is the usual approaches which you may have already made or considered; a trawl though the mircrofilm archived local newpapers of the time at the local library is time consuming but can turn up all sorts of stuff. I could have searched for many more years and not found the wonderful sources you did. Nature-based crafts enthuse Stanhoe WI members. I was living in Orpington and in the winter of 1943 / 4 was taken to see a crashed B17 but not near Curry Wood. Hundreds of bombs fell on Kent during the Doodlebug Summer. 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). Barry. Expand. Crashed Great Dunmow En route to RAF Witchford. Thank you for letting us know. Im afraid I have nothing on that one Roger, maybe someone else has? Hi Ian, thank you for the prompt reply. 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 extra survivor is listed as your uncle, so we can safely conclude that is incorrect and also that your uncle Roy died in the crash so the date you have is of both the crash and his death. P-38 Lightning 42-67207. That is fantastic info!! thanks in advance P. Jackson. 4. I researched this years ago. I did find two pictures of Alfred 11 but there were no photos of the crash site. Sad to read of your mums recent passing. I love being able to locate the pieces of the puzzle and watch the picture form. But anyway it is on the corner of Back Street and St Peters Close in the village. I am going to the American Cemetery at Madingley this coming weekend and I hope they may be able to suggest where they might be obtained. . I have certainly found a lot of aluminium pieces scattered all over the field. The aircraft crashed at 14:55 hrs at Park Farm, Hoxne, Suffolk. Does anyone have any info on the crash of Liberator B24 j Shazam at Carrs Wood Costessey Norfolk on 7th March 1945. The problem is I dont know exactly where it is. P-47 Thunderbolt 41-6538. Hi Joe, excited to hear you know John Hargreaves daughter. Im hoping if anyone knows of any details about this. While he was traning another pilot. 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. 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. A researcher, @clapos (his internet forum and twitter alias, as he has asked www.ww2wrecks.com not to reveal his real name), has done a thorough research and located on Google Earth the exact locations of dozens of WW2 aircraft wrecks all over the Globe, both Allied, as well as Axis ones. His godson still lives in Curry Wood Gerald Brooks another well known and long-established Halstead family. One B17 certainly crashed at Home Farm Hoxne. The ac came down wing tip first tumbling and all engines were recovered from the surface. Lt Joseph J. Peacock, navigator, killed The plaque is by the entrance to Mill Farm at 514347.8N, 13442.1W and reads: In Memory Of 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. . There was a lot of debris scattered around the site and we were prevented from getting any closer to the wreckage owing to a police cordon. Looking for the exact location of a memorial for a Lancaster bomber that went down just outside Bicker, Lincolnshire on the 10th April 1944. Details. 5 lives lost + 1 seriously injured. I would really appreciate any information you have on John, his daughter and/or the crash. The notes with each map have been prepared by Alan and Clive The six maps are dated as follows. Sqn. Flight Sergeant J M Wilde, Sergeant B R Stevenson (RCAF), Sergeant A W Beynon: killed; Flying Officer L C Boore, Pilot Officer W H Pinfold, Sergeant S Davies, Sergeant Holden: injured; aircraft accident at Banham Farm, Blewbury, Berkshire, Wellington L4323, 15 Operational Training Unit, 8 September 1941. ref:https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16997728, Thank you for the information Lance. The grid reference is SJ764674, just North of the A535 and East of the A50. Map of wartime aircraft crash sites. Flying to Denmark for first time in April. Hi Sandy, Do you have any details of this crash?. We have no photo of this aircraft and would very much appreciate any input. Kind regards over the years think of them when i walk that way . Stanhoes weekly coffee mornings end the year on a high note. Best regards Hello, 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? The Winsford & Middlewich Guardian, for example. My dad has been talking about the crash that occurred at Curry Wood as he lived in Halstead and remembers it occurring. Hi Steve, I have looked in the books I own but can find no reference to it. 2nd Lt Edward T. Dunne Co-Pilot that particulair night. Halifax DT581, Hoar Side Moor, Todmorden. It was being used as a hen house. Would you like a free copy. Hoping to help Dutch son of Ceess best friend from those days. 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