Hello, Looking for the exact location of a memorial for a Lancaster bomber that went down just outside Bicker, Lincolnshire on the 10th April 1944. Sabre F4 XD712. Next up 2 RAF fighters from the same campaign 1940. By. 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. I researched this years ago. I have been told Walter was air crew (possibly Wellington) shot down over Holland. One other thing, in doing a basic computer search for the crash site, Park Farm, Hoxne, Suffolk, I was unable to find it. 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. Thank you so much. Hello, one site after another has led me here. http://www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk/390th-bomb-group/interesting-information-and-facts/. I hope to visit the American Air Force part of Norwich library at the Forum this month in the hope that I may get further info on the crew of Shazam I have six crew photos and am still hopeful of obtaining the other four including the pilot 1st Lt Dale E Williams. Would the area newspapers have an account of it? (Pre-Crash): Does anybody know of any record of a B17 stationed at Parham crashing near Framlington Castle? Public Tags. Hi Hugh, yeah thats lovely. On September 2, 1945, the last day of the war, a USMC Grumman F6F-5 crashed in Death Valley. There is a chance Leicester Mercury may have details in their archieves. Lancaster ND820, At the request of a local farmer in Norfolk I have located where some of the remains of EE105 Lancaster lies. Have been to 306th Museum but no details held. 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. II / # LL701 / Operation Schweinfurt / Ursache unbekannt / Absturz in die Nordsee / Flight Lieutenant James Clement Hornby / 7 vermisst. One air crew survived. They might assist you in finding more information. Without sounding sarcastic a name and possible sqn would be helpful. If so I know some one who has pieces of the plane. Crew were, Hailey, Sindrey, Barton and Surtees all RAFVR 218 (Gold Coast) Sdn. I am sure every USAAF crash site was photographed. Heavy parts of the plane were said to be deeply embedded in the ground and were not recovered. 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. 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. Early next month, the family of our B17s tailgunner will be getting their historic cartridge, in a cheery ceremony at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs. A body was also recovered from the wreckage. The Dunbeath air crash involved the loss of a Short S.25 Sunderland Mk. Hover over a marker for more information. Does anyone have any info on the crash of Liberator B24 j Shazam at Carrs Wood Costessey Norfolk on 7th March 1945. Hi Joe, Showing images tagged with WW2 Aircraft Crash Site tag. Regards Levi Wilson. Because there was a vast amount of small fragments we decided to cease detecting on that field. and occupied by sheep. Halifax Bomber MKII crashed in isle of Harris on 9th April 1945 i can find no record of this on any site .please advise. I have looked up the Walcott crash and I should be more than pleased to see if I can find more info. Hi. 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. which crashed into a field killing the pilot and a wren radio mechanic who were on a t3st flight. Further information required please. 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. any help appreciated. that particulair night. There was no mention by them of a fatality. If you look on Google satellite maps, you can still make out the runways of what was RAF Blyton. Do you know where it may be currently? What a coincidence that you remember him. Hi Barry, many thanks for making contact. (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. Would any one have any info on a B-17 that came down and crashed landed near curry wood Halstead kent. Going back to the air crash, dad used to talk about growing up in the war years, I think our children would be taken away from us if we allowed them to do some of the things he and his friends got up to!! See map. Hi Roger Bean have picture of dad with lt. Harold saviers crew,305thbomb group,365th squad,40th wing,1st bomb div,chelverston. Germany Crash Sites (WWII) Germany Crash Sites (WWII) Sign in. My Uncle Jack Anderson, who was a TEC 5 appears to have died in that same crash. Sgt Leroy L. Logan, engineer / upper turret gunner, killed va said records were water damaged so thy were no help. Thanks. Do you have any details of this crash?. The official report states ''This a/c No.3 in a tail chase was seen to commence to pull out from a dive. Do you know of an aircrash or have a photograph of which I witnessed as a 4 year old at Cairnbulg It occured at the beginning of the aerodrome near where we were staying about 1944 I think it was a spitfire and the trainee pilot had come in too low and his rear wheel caught on the railway fence. Im sorry that I do not have more information to go with this story. Can anyone tell me which was the airfield in question (Boscombe Down, Ibsley?) (Photo . 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. Aside from this They were visiting the factory where the Bombers were made but on takeoff the Bomber just touched the top of some trees and crashed. Aircraft came down at Purley Way, Wallington. I dont know of that one sorry, but maybe someone else on here might be able to provide some infor for you. In short, if you wanted to reply to my email address I can send it all over to you. Watch, learn. My father told me about how he met my mother. 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) ? It is not unlikely as there were a number of aircraft which crashed taking off and landing at RAF Cranage. Sorry I didnt mention this before. Accident-Report.com Do the same as above. TWA Flight 260 Crash Site Albuquerque, New Mexico. Well done for all of this. Finally pinned down KG76 Dornier Do17 F1+AT (15 Sep 1940) crash location and snaps taken. Hi there I grew up 1/4 of a mile away from the crash site in Hoxne and still shoot on the land regularly if I can be of any help there are plenty of local storys about the crash! Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology, There is also this distressing reference in a book called Intruders over Britain by Simon W Parry (2003); Is there any chance that you could send me any info you may have on this crash please? It was N. of the Halstead- Badgers Mount roundabout road and east of Station Road. Bomber crash at the village of Wellington Heath in Herefordshire in 1943. I thought you might enjoy a different take on a crashlanding site and how its flying along now. We like to do research in depth. . Very sorry to hear of your loss, Hazel. I have been to the Aviation Archaeology web site mentioned and will probably order the crash report. He lived there all his life literally born and died in the village. Originally from N.Ireland, age 20 years. It was a Canadian pilot 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. Very happy to share what Ive got with you. 1st Lt Leo F. Baumann Pilot 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. 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. Whos remains and war commissions grave is at Wymeswold cemetery Hi John, sorry for the late reply. Thank you Andy, Hi Andy, sorry for late reply, have just returned from holiday. Have you ever seen the wreckage or heard stories about this particular crash? People who have read it found it quite amusing. But if I find anything I will let you know. Sunday, 22nd November 2020 at 1:49 pm. It even listed his rank and squadron number (748). Sgt James C. Hilty, ball turret gunner, survived I was wondering by any chance does anyone know of any photographs (old or new) of the crash site/remains? It looks as though we have come to the end of the road regarding our research although I will continue to check the internet from time to time just in case any further info. I was born on Stocking Farm and there were always rumours of this around. Other areas of the UK. Doing a short piece on one of my facebook groups. Yorkshire Air Museum picked up the rear fuselage from here. Lancaster NE132 near Harlech. Also, would you happen to know the name of the local newspaper there, or a source that may have more documentation of the actual crash? Above; Crash site of RB-29A 'Over-Exposed!' on Bleaklow. It appears to be quite new as it is not on Google street views. 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. My father Cpl JR Matthews ran along the adjacent railway(Fraserborough to St Coombs)opened the hatch and pulled out the bewildered pilot. Kind regards Unfortunately Michael Hursts book, whilst being detailed, many of the locations are wrong, he deliberatly did this. The footage of you flying was terrific as well. Couldnt see this one listed, which RAF Brize Norton has just had on their FB page 27th Aug 20: https://bit.ly/3jnkhfQ. 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. . He was the flight engineer. When you have time, look at http://www.thanksgivingfield.org and open up the Uplifting Guide and Mission 115Z PDFs. Also, I spoke with John Vardys daughter this afternoon, so it looks like 3 families are now joined up. In Kent, over 600 terrestrial . would there not have been an official (though not public) inquiry after the event? Note also that the entry from the 457 Bomb Group Assn states that the aircraft broke up with bits falling in the fields near Glatton. Other times such the as the request about the P-47 above searches all end up pointing to the same very limited resource. With every best wish and kindest regards, Joe. A small plane that took off from Auburn crashed Saturday into a storage facility in Kent . The ac came down wing tip first tumbling and all engines were recovered from the surface. I used to have to walk to the pharmacy at Halstead to get Granmas prescriptions. Tantalisingly I was offer info and pics from a local but they never materialised after the death of the locals brother. For my part I feel most of the wreckage was recovered and what is left are clear up debris pits. AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN THIS AREADURING BATTLE OF BRITAIN : 10 JULY - 31 OCTOBER 1940. Hi could you give me any info on this crash site iam a relative of Flight Sergeant Valencia. Have you contacted the Neatishead Museum in Norfolk? I have very few books detailing losses in that area, particularly US losses, but I knew of a few places to look online! 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. 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. 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? I am trying to obtain details of a Beaufort that crashed off the West Coast of Scotland on 25th May 1943. I have been searching for an aircraft crash that occurred in 1943-4 in Holmes Chapel (Church Hulme, Cheshire. Your email address will not be published. By 03 Nov, 2020 Uncategorized. 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. Granpa Towler sometimes officiated at Evensong at the Otford Lane Mission., after 1954. Originally marked as lost with out a trace, new information was found according to German night fighter logs. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. regional map; local map around dove stone reservoir; landowners' map; map showing position of the dove stone - 1840; map footpaths at dove stone before and after 1990; map of aircraft crash sites; map of climbing areas; map of permitted cycling routes; recreation & access. Id love it now, in fact. 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. Youve provided me with a wealth of information, and Im eager to go through it more thoroughly. 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. Does anyone have info on the crash of an Albemarle in the fields just below the Westbury White Horse in Wiltshire. The five Australians were buried in the Cambridge City Cemetery and the other two were taken to their home towns. Translation: A further airship station was established at Capel-le-Ferne near Folkestone to carry out anti-submarine patrols. Kind regards, Terry. 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. Flights MZ633 and N1687 collided mid air during unauthorised flying formation. 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. I was serving as a wren air mechanic at RNAS Donibristlein the summer of 1944 when I witnessed aplane , possibly a Barracuda It had just taken off from Hethel Airfield on a mission to Germany. The plane went down during a World War II bombing run, after it was hit by anti-aircraft fire. I will try and find all the info and post it later Anyway, I have digressed away from the point of this site but it is interesting to catch up with people associated with the area. The American Air Museum in Britain has a different listing. This was all in a 10 day trip to Denmark in 2018 which my wife and I greatly enjoyed. 08 . I used to watch dive bombers practicing on the spur of sand that extended from Tentsmuir. You state you have a fair amount of material re your crash would that include a pic of the crash site ? Click and drag to move the map around. Any information you may have I would be pleased to receive. Shows ww2 plane crash sites map kent. Any chance this could have been a Spitfire with a Canadian pilot who crashed near combe, Woodstock? Hi Mik, thanks for the info, very interesting, I didnt know any of that. I will be grateful for the smallest item of information which might help. https://indexarticles.com/newspaper-collection/sunday-herald-the/wartime-mystery-to-rise-from-the-deep/. I have been trying to find information of an aircraft crash during WW2 some time in Westbury Wiltshire. They recently published an article about a Lancaster that crashed at Scraptoft. Richard. And you said there are many local stories about the crash? 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 problem is I dont know exactly where it is. 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. and which test area (Larkhill, Fordingbridge?). My Uncle and Aunt, Geoffrey and Mollie Pain, and I lived at Edgehill Stonehouse Road,Halstead, 1954 1968. on April 3 1945. Regards Ive been asked to find the site where Lancaster ED835 crashed in May 1943 when returning, badly damaged, from a combat mission. Comes to light. Best of luck with your researches, hope to hear more. The site is on the west side of Brown Rigg roughly at Hurst grid ref, a path goes through the site. What were they doing? Thank you. I saw a picture of the headstone of his grave on findagrave.com. The wreckage was not discovered until June 13, 1957 (Macha and Jordan 2002). 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