Re; B-24 crash Swansea, South Wales area. Debi Hartley, 51, was on a casual walk with her partner Graham Holden, 54, and their dog Bonnie when they made the "one in a million" discovery. 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. The plane was returning from a raid on the Karlsruhe railway marshalling yards. My Father William George Baker. All crew lost all buried in there local cemeteries other than Boyes, of the RAAF whose buried in Pershore. Click the Satellite button for an aerial view. Student . Cheshire. Thank you. Sorry report isnt that clear but cant identify it from your site info, http://www.mapperleyhistory.com/History_Pages/Wellington-Dedication-A5.html. 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. Jonathan. In some small way its comforting to see the area where he must have flown many times. I am looking for any info on my Uncle, Pilot Officer Arthur Glyndwr Thomas, who died in a plane crash (Lancaster?) Source Material The main source material used for the maps were the St Margaret's ARP Log books, transcribed by our Hon. Crash site of a MOSQUITO MK VI HJ823 (Crash Site) TR 34 SW 1041: Crash site of a Typhoon MK IB EJ964 (Crash Site) TR 45 SE 12: Crash Site of B26 MARAUDER (Crash Site) TR 45 NW 27: Crash site of Second World War Dornier bomber (Crash Site) TR 45 SW 10: Crash site of Spitfire Mk VA W3369 (Crash Site) TR 43 NW 78: DAKOTA MK III KG406 (Crash Site) () My brother and I visited a plane crash site one evening in 1942. Id have loved that as a kid. RAF Crash Sites 1942 - 1945. The B-17 is owned . Hi Roger Bean Hi Gary I live very near to you and I have done some similar research but in relation to bomber command, maybe this info will help. 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. http://www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk/390th-bomb-group/interesting-information-and-facts/. Further information required please. Im Terry Rafter from Australia. Print map. 3 February 2010. Crash site of USAAF P51B Mustang 43-12419 on Rooley Moor. The church has had a few incumbents since Ashlachsen, we were married in 1991 by Malcolm Bury but he has sadly died. 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. 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. The aircraft crashed ten minutes later in the circuit of Enstone airfield, at Hookerswell Farm on south-east side of Little Tew. A NEW digital map has painstakingly recorded all the bombs that fell on Britain during World War II. Any chance this could have been a Spitfire with a Canadian pilot who crashed near combe, Woodstock? 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 couldnt find anything on your website. While there are several ways to get to the crash site, the easiest is via the Snake Pass walk. My email address is on the contact page of this site, if you want to email me a photo of your find, I can add it here? Click and drag to move the map around. Does anybody know of any record of a B17 stationed at Parham crashing near Framlington Castle? Very happy to share what Ive got with you. There was an anti aircraft gun in the same field as well. Thanks. Memorial Crash 03-11-1944 Oosterhout. 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. 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. P-47D Thunderbolt 42-22758 crash site on Pendle Hill. 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 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. Of the latter, nearly 200 crash sites were relocated and identified. Ian. 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. Im hoping if anyone knows of any details about this. Hi David, I will take a look when get chance (busy this weekend) but will get back to you in a couple of days, see if I can find anything that might jog your memory! 115. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z9471. My dad cycled from Great Glemham and my mum cycled from Saxmundham and that is how they met. The five Australians were buried in the Cambridge City Cemetery and the other two were taken to their home towns. The info I have is that Uncle Roy died April 21, 1944. Have you contacted the Neatishead Museum in Norfolk? 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. Hi I am trying to find the location and the type of plane in which W/O Robert L. Double DFM., aged just 22, was killed on May 18th 1944. 42 locations with stored, preserved or otherwise out of service airplanes found in Scotland. This was to get new aircraft away from the factory before they were delivered to their squadrons. Is there anyone out there who can either supply info or point me in the right direction . The Lost King (12A) (Drama/History) is showing in Stanhoe on Friday 27 January at 7.30 pm. Can you confirm if this is the accident or give me any more details thank you. My dad has been talking about the crash that occurred at Curry Wood as he lived in Halstead and remembers it occurring. Any info gratefully accepted. shop at Park Corner which now sells logs and venison). I have investigated the crash files but I am unable to find any information concerning this particular crash. 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. The remainder were killed.. I am in the front seat by the way. See map. This was all in a 10 day trip to Denmark in 2018 which my wife and I greatly enjoyed. He was killed testing this aircraft on 18 April 1944 having taken off from an airfield near Salisbury heading for a dive bombing range. My email address is: Looking for information on Sergeant Walter Thompson service number 1066764 died 5th June 1942 buried in Bergen General Cemetery. 08 . SAMANTHA HEALY. 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. He was a TEC 5 and died in a plane crash, Killed On Duty but Not In Battle, in England on that date. Forgot to say crash site was in the village of Wetheringsett, Suffolk. Colgates is very different to what I remember a farming residence but is now much upgraded. I lived there from 1955 70 and small pieces of aircraft were constantly being unearthed when the field just opposite the farm entrance was ploughed. His aircraft took off from Glatton at 14:19 hrs on an operational mission. A new map that plots every German air raid on the UK during World War Two has been released online. Aviation experts in Spitfire hunt. If you have the tail number of the aircraft that would be helpful in identifying the wreck details. 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. It was pointing north. Richard. I believe it crashed shortly after take off near Barningham, UK. Any information please, his family are trying to find out about it. 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. Above; Crash site of RB-29A 'Over-Exposed!' on Bleaklow. Does anyone know about a P38 that crashed in Water Lane, Cobham, Surrey on 16th March 1944? I would really appreciate any information you have on John, his daughter and/or the crash. P-38 Lightning 42-67207. which crashed into a field killing the pilot and a wren radio mechanic who were on a t3st flight. Showing images tagged with WW2 Aircraft Crash Site tag. I feel inspired now to visit the crash site and add it to these pages. The Manchester went down. Is there anyone out there who may have more information about this particular incident? If so I know some one who has pieces of the plane. (Photo . Thank you. Martin here. I remember Mr Rushen, who coppiced the wood by Randles Lane. Roger. Researchers in Germany are investigating the loss of RAF Lancaster PB209, 156 Pathfinder Squad. 115. 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. Parts of the plane fell in the vicinity of the field at Glatton. . Other areas of the UK. Crashed Great Dunmow En route to RAF Witchford. Your email address will not be published. Any help would be most greatly appreciated. On October 17th 1940 a wellington bomber returning from a raid on the Kiel canal ran out of fuel. Oosterhout - North Brabant. Pilot was flying on instruments in clouds when the aircraft hit violent prop wash, throwing the aircraft into a dive. He was originally from Stowmarket in Suffolk and I am the towns historin trying to put a nice piece together about his short life. 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. 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. The pilot was in turn shot down over the channel but was picked up off the German coast. Looking for the exact location of a memorial for a Lancaster bomber that went down just outside Bicker, Lincolnshire on the 10th April 1944. Part of the hangar . Hi Barry, many thanks for making contact. Halifax Bomber MKII crashed in isle of Harris on 9th April 1945 i can find no record of this on any site .please advise. in service at Halstead Place in the early nineteenth century. USAAF B-17 42-31322 'Mi Amigo', Endcliffe Park, Sheffield. The skipper of the boat we used to dive with found it when he was fishing and caught his nets in it. You can change the default title of the document by typing a new name (maximum 50 . They were visiting the factory where the Bombers were made but on takeoff the Bomber just touched the top of some trees and crashed. Thank you Andy, Hi Andy, sorry for late reply, have just returned from holiday. Forced landing at RAC Club (Woodcote) after repelling attack on RAF Kenley. Hi again Roger Somewhere we have documentary evidence. Hi ww2 plane crash sites map kent. Some small fragments, showing signs of burning can be found amongst the heather at the site. Do you have any details of this crash?. 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. I have been searching for an aircraft crash that occurred in 1943-4 in Holmes Chapel (Church Hulme, Cheshire. 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. http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-110/NJG1-Schnaufer.html. Jun 11, 2014 at 5:00 am. The detectorist had dug down at the farm and found human remains. Info on this can be found here http://aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/styled-5/styled-10/styled-269/index.html michael_haspey@live.com, My late father Vincent Place was rear gunner lancs I have been told his aircraft crashed on a training flight in Snowdonia only him and the pilot survived 1943/44 I would be great full if you have any info on this as I cant find any info on his war records any where thank you, Hi Mark, have you any more details at all? Hi Ian, thank you for the prompt reply. Roger Bean, Hi Roger. From looking at what records were available of USAAF raids at that approx date (In ? Sorry, I have not been able to identify this crash, Im afraid. what aircraft it was and if the crew survived. Its close to a river and is in a small wood. Lt Joseph J. Peacock, navigator, killed (RAF) / Avro Lancaster Mk. 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. Runway is approx 1km south east of that point. Tantalisingly I was offer info and pics from a local but they never materialised after the death of the locals brother. Footnote 1] Have a brother who lives in Costessey Michael Wright [ I was adopted ] ever come across him ? Do you have any info on B17 crash at Bovingdon herts 1942-3 on a weather check flight, Visited site years ago and found some parts. Thank you. Sgt John P. Medica, tail gunner, survived. A small plane that took off from Auburn crashed Saturday into a storage facility in Kent . The aircraft crashed at 14:55 hrs at Park Farm, Hoxne, Suffolk. and occupied by sheep. This is the pilot who shot down PB209. Cees Waardenburg, DFC, and Gunner FO Harry Payne were only men aboard, up from Dunsfold, and both killed. Thank you again. But if I find anything I will let you know. Any info gratefully received. I could have searched for many more years and not found the wonderful sources you did. He provides a rough grid reference for the crash site; NY521371. By. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. This was in snowdonia, wales. Best wishes 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? The other plane they crashed into also plunged into the lake; however . Thanks to former Stanhoe resident Arthur Walker for most of the information on these crash sites. You should be able to purchase a full accident report from this site. Hello, one site after another has led me here. That is fantastic info!! I will take a look but its not my neck of the woods really. You might find a couple of pieces I have put on YouTube/Lossie History of interest. Thank you again so much for responding! I havent much info, but do you have a copy of Michael J Hursts book on Lake District air crashes? Open full screen to view more. It was sad to hear of his death. Learn how to create your own. Danish coasts.. total of 22 aircraft were lost thats all i know .. Ian. Im sure you notice the changes in that area. 1. The wreath marks the location where a Wellington bomber aircraft crashed. 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. Thanks Beth. Sgt James C. Hilty, ball turret gunner, survived My grandfather, Anthony Hunter, was on the flight and I would like to visit the site. In the summer holidays in 1943 a Lancaster came down at night near Hamstreet. My father told me about how he met my mother. would there not have been an official (though not public) inquiry after the event? Hi John, sorry for the late reply. Flt Sgt Denny was the only son in the family with 3 sisters still surviving out of 4. I found what looks like a latch handle that has a plastic grommit attached, and the grommit has Wellington Regd moulded into it. With every best wish and kindest regards, Joe. I was shown the site many years ago by an eye witness to the crash but memory has faded. 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. The inquest heard Palmer, who researches crash sites from the second world war, contacted police at 10am on 26 June last year. 1939-40 1941 1942 1943 1944-5 A composite 1939-45 map. (Donald something) The Mighty 8th ?) See details: See map: N31HM. Hello Richard, I take it you know of this page? Does anyone have any information regarding the collision of two Lancasters, just outside Waltham airfield, on Black Thursday? Involved 3 P-47s from the 352nd FG colliding in the overcast. Hundreds of bombs fell on Kent during the Doodlebug Summer. The Lockheed P-38 Lightening fighter aircraft nicknamed the Maid of Harlech and its pilot crash-landed into the sea off the North Wales coast in September 1942 (Image: PA) View all planes linked to locations in Scotland Can I help? This link to a geograph page shows the location of the crash site and memorial on an Ordnance Survey map Seeking any official details of wreckage site, location, photos. They were all temporarily buried at the temporary cemetery in Cambridge, and 3 from this crew remain here in the permanent cemetery, 4 including SSgt Logan were repatriated back to the United States. 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. Seattle Times staff reporter. Advanced Landing Grounds on Romney Marsh and shooting the flying bombs down over the sea. Thank you so much. Hope this helps and fills in some of the gaps! 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. Hi i am looking for information about a aircraft accident ( service record) at netheravon on the 17/11/1942 . There is also a map but not much use in identifiying exact locations Apparently the aircraft disintegrated so the debris will have been spread out over a wide area but I suspect the majority of the debris landed in one compact place. Was the B24 crash site opposite Rookery Farm, Walcott? I am following up a story of a B-24 that crashed near Swansea during the war with the loss of all hands. Sgt Leroy L. Logan, engineer / upper turret gunner, killed The aircraft was a B-17G Flying Fortress serial number 42-97236. Four of the crew were able to bail out and survived. Each time we retrieved these items they were handed to the landowner who was aware of the crash site. USAAF B17 42-31581 at Edgworth, Lancashire. Kent, WA. It was travelling at between . Mrs Nelson, wife of the Station Commander at RAF Blyton, was outside when she saw a fire overhead. Frederick Fraser. It even listed his rank and squadron number (748). Im not the William Hughes from Ticknall hes an imposter pinched my ID. on 27.8.1944 at 04.05 in Albemarle V1782, F/S A.H.Busbridge (Pilot) I also was wondering reading your query whether the MOD in declining your application might advise what information they have? Thanks Ian. There is a link to the wikipedia page about this raid below. I visited madingly on the 20th May and had a chat with the Superintendent there. Richard. There is a chance Leicester Mercury may have details in their archieves. I had starred it so I would be certain to get back to it, but you see how effective that was. Plane stalled on approach. Very happy to share it with you if you wanted it? A researcher from the University of York used wartime intelligence reports to compile the . Thanks for adding that Joe. Museum may be able to help http://www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk/, pictures of that crash here See the main aircraft crashes pagefor the stories behind these incidents. that particulair night. Hi, do you have any information on any B17s from the 95th bomb Group, I am a committee member from this group and would like to research any information you have? As the plane reached about 900 feet, it slammed into the side of Cape Lookout, traveling about 200 miles per hour. Map Links Acknowledgements Sussex. See map. I daresay you have already done this. . 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. Any information will be gratefull received. on April 3 1945. Id love to hear from you. So many names from the past! You state you have a fair amount of material re your crash would that include a pic of the crash site ? This is more about local history than anything else, as an ancestor of mine , name of Atkins, was -Theo Boiten Nachtjagd War Diaries book. Would you happen to know the name of the landholder where you found the pieces of the plane? And heard talk of Douglas Blundell, and the people who lived at Colgates. The crash was at Blewbury Hill Didcot. Here, a party from 49 MU drags sections of a crashed aircraft across a Kent hop field. I used to watch dive bombers practicing on the spur of sand that extended from Tentsmuir. I seem to remember that there were about 370 men lost in crashes from RAF Lossie, Does anybody have any details of Halifax DK 192 that crashed at Garrowby Hill on 7th Feb 1944, http://www.aircrewremembered.com/hodson-alfred.html, Hi everyone. Best regards Hi Barry, many thanks for getting in touch .. delighted to make your acquaintance. 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. The wreckage was not discovered until June 13, 1957 (Macha and Jordan 2002). I also knew from my mother, Hetty Allen (sadly died May 19 2019) that he was also shot down over Malta and that he was a member of the Guinea Pig Club. Home; Map of crashes; List by state; About; Washington fatal crashes (1183) View all crashes on a map. On at least one occasion one did not pull up and there was a big splash. 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. 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. One was Aug 1St 1039, the other in 1944. 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. The Dunbeath air crash involved the loss of a Short S.25 Sunderland Mk. I know that it crashed close to a Canadian Army vehicle park which I have since found. Have been to 306th Museum but no details held. Dr Wigram was our GP. But there is more out there about this if you want to look for it. We often played in the Spitfire that was left in one of the hangars at Hooton. On this channel you'll find historic and educational videos from the 1900s. Your father worked in the woods at Randles Lane,and my aunt told me his name. A further shed was added to the site and a range of non-rigid airships designed and constructed. I am so grateful that Im nearly at a loss for words. Is this site known to you and do you have any further information? Ian, Thanks Ian, I cant find anything about the crash on Google. She married a Packman from Knockholt. A family member recently received a letter from the Cambridge Cemetery. Campbell made a crash landing upon returning to base. I will be grateful for the smallest item of information which might help. Troops guard the wreck of Heinkel He 111P (W.Nr 1582: G1+FR) of 7./KG 55, which was shot down during an attack on Great Western Aerodrome (now Heathrow) and crash-landed at High Salvington near Worthing, 16 August 1940. I am sure every USAAF crash site was photographed. Thanks. Little bit of confusion though it seems 81 OTU disbanded Jan 1944. Three photos of the memorial for the Albemarle V1782 which overshot the runway at RAF Brize Norton, courtesy of David Harrison. During an investigation into the crash, officials determined the aircraft had left Colorado Springs between 9:30 and 10 a.m. that morning. 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. It was raining hard that night. Im looking for any info in regards to Lancaster LL701 that went down on February 24/25 1944 on a Schweinfurt night raid. 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. Incidentally a couple of years ago I happened to be in a WW2 vintage aircraft flying over Cambridgeshire (RAF Glatton is just north of here) and the pilot took us over the American Cemetery. The wreckage remains as a memorial. Expand. In short, if you wanted to reply to my email address I can send it all over to you. Does anyone have any information about an Anson or possibly oxford A genealogist researching a family member killed in a plane crash will likely have the person's name and date of death, and probably a general location, such as the name of a town, or at least the state. on 13 Aug 44 near Wasserliesch, SW of Trier. And you said there are many local stories about the crash? Does anyone have info on the crash of an Albemarle in the fields just below the Westbury White Horse in Wiltshire. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12924. Believe there may be a memorial there now. Appledram Arlington (Hailsham) Ashdown Forest . I read 14 killed and Id like to know if it included my great uncle Mathew Vinkovich. F/S W.F.Insley I went home to UK after 35 years in Australia and noted a grave site at St Pauls Church Hooton. Hello, 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. Maybe. IX, NH356. Hi Paul, My father grew up in Hoxne, Suffolk and I still live in the area. 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. Photo Aircraft Crew Member [s] (Assignment) In alphabetic order Crew Crashed Actual Type M a p Cemetery. Airspeed Oxford NM683, Rushup Edge, Peak District. Hi Roger I had a hunch that the plane might have come from Podington in Beds, now the site of the race track Santa Pod.I Corresponded with Dearborn about this,but there was no way of getting to the site. 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