Will have a look at what I have and let you know if I find anything James. would there not have been an official (though not public) inquiry after the event? crew of 297 Squadron Note that source, the 457th Bomb Group Association, mentions there being 4 survivors not 3. Bomber crash at the village of Wellington Heath in Herefordshire in 1943. I visited Halstead on Thursday by bus. 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. 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. Jonathan. Im trying to put together a memorial frame for him. who were killed near this site 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. Further information required please. Do you have any details of this crash?. Does anyone have any information regarding the collision of two Lancasters, just outside Waltham airfield, on Black Thursday? Thank you again. Thank You. Trying to find the exact location of crashed Avro Lancaster 11 683 Thank you for letting us know. Did you obtain these from any particular source? Maybe it was a Wellington, or a Whitley bomber. Have you ever seen the wreckage or heard stories about this particular crash? Will have a look and drop you a line if I find anything. Thank you. I thought perhaps this crash occurred in an area that is far more populated now, and therefore, it may have been moved? Was the B24 crash site opposite Rookery Farm, Walcott? 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. Flights MZ633 and N1687 collided mid air during unauthorised flying formation. It had just taken off from Hethel Airfield on a mission to Germany. The Albemarle/Waco combi took off from Keevil. 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. 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. Flying to Denmark for first time in April. Ian. This is the pilot who shot down PB209. I believe it was an Oxford I. Any information please, his family are trying to find out about it. Good luck to you all in your searches. Lauren Girgis. Any information will be gratefull received. 5 lives lost + 1 seriously injured. It had got badly shot up and was out of fuel and the pilot tried to land it in the dark. in service at Halstead Place in the early nineteenth century. Your father worked in the woods at Randles Lane,and my aunt told me his name. No problem, glad it has answered some questions for you. He was killed testing this aircraft on 18 April 1944 having taken off from an airfield near Salisbury heading for a dive bombing range. These sort of discrepancies are not that uncommon. (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. Involved 3 P-47s from the 352nd FG colliding in the overcast. At the last minute Marham hearing an intruder was in the area turned off the landing lights. A further airship station was established at Capel-le-Ferne near Folkestone to carry out anti-submarine patrols. I forgot precisely where it was but if you know what I mean please let me know. 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? Hope you can help. One of the most prominent aircraft crash sites can be discovered from Wasdale Head. It looks very different nowadays. Mostly concerned with the site of the pilot who died, Lt. Earl H. Bond, Did you find out about crash site?never heard of this onepaul. Wellington X3348 on Edale Moor. 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. Thank you. Very nostalgic for me as I visited the farm where the crew sheltered the first night night and Ulich and Helga Jensen gave them food at great risk to themselves. Good luck with your research and I will Keep Lt Reed in mind when I am doing work ok on my Shazam project Regards Mike Farley. Connors killed, aircraft written off. va said records were water damaged so thy were no help. The official report states ''This a/c No.3 in a tail chase was seen to commence to pull out from a dive. Crash Sites Avro Lancaster. Its a facinating story and one of only 2 incidents where a mechershmit ventured this far into uk air space and took out a RAF ac. Or you could ask at the Holmes Chapel local history group or put a post on the RAF Commands Forum; the group members there may be able to help? 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? 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. Im also hoping to find a more accurate crash site for this aircraft. Jun 11, 2014 at 5:00 am. From Bomber county aviation resource are these details; USAAF B17 42-31581 at Edgworth, Lancashire. I know, isnt it strange how one link leads to another! Any news appreciated. Derrick, thank you for your reply. Photo Aircraft Crew Member [s] (Assignment) In alphabetic order Crew Crashed Actual Type M a p Cemetery. 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. Any further background on it? He says the crash site presents a large discoloured patch of soil following the fire as the Wellington was still carrying its bombs, apparently? A highly decorated pilot returned to the uk 3 months later and was shot down and killed over Kent . I would be very grateful if you have the time to look up the crash at Walcott when you go to the Forum,I do have pics of the B24 [Alfred 11] of Reed and all his crew, 8 ejected over Beccles and the co pilot over Ingham. . This question has been asked on-line before (not at this site) but I have not seen a response or answer. They were returning from an attack on Germany (Cologne?) Very sorry to hear of your loss, Hazel. Very happy to share it with you if you wanted it? Sgt Morris R. Walker, left waist gunner, survived Ian. Maybe they were Canadian! It was being used as a hen house. The farmer told me he believed a Spitfire had crashed on the site. 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. I couldnt find anything on your website. I have looked up the Walcott crash and I should be more than pleased to see if I can find more info. We also saw the jail were the crew was taken after capture. aircraft that crashed into the sea off the north Wales coast during World war 2. Hi Richard, Made contact with Stan Bishop, the only info he has is what I have Best regards 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. Student . This may be the same crash. Thank you Ian. google location map; maps. Any info gratefully received. His name is flight sergent robert sidney brothwell raf 1238487. 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). Just read American Hero the biography of Tommy Hitchcock who was instrumental in the development of the P51B Mustang equipped with the Rolls Royce Merlin engine. Ive got quite a few bits & bobs that you may be interested in. Thanks so much for writing. It is titled I Join The Fray. I havent much info, but do you have a copy of Michael J Hursts book on Lake District air crashes? Watch, learn. Sgt John P. Medica, tail gunner, survived. Crash site of USAAF P51B Mustang 43-12419 on Rooley Moor. Im eager to hear from you again. 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. You should be able to purchase a full accident report from this site. 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 researched this years ago. Can anyone help? That is a fascinating story Paul. This was all in a 10 day trip to Denmark in 2018 which my wife and I greatly enjoyed. Flt Sgt Denny was the only son in the family with 3 sisters still surviving out of 4. If you have not been to Madingly a visit is highly recommended 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. 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). See map. Sorry to be a bit vague on this one, I cant even recall the aircraft serial or unit. I will be grateful for the smallest item of information which might help. 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. Crash Sites Messerschmitt Bf 110. 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. I would guess as he had the DFM he was on his 2nd tour. I have shown some photos of possibley that aircraft. Im going to write an email to the MOD as I could be breaking the law by collecting bits. Anyway, I have digressed away from the point of this site but it is interesting to catch up with people associated with the area. Regards Levi Wilson. In the summer holidays in 1943 a Lancaster came down at night near Hamstreet. I cant thank you enough. I recently gained permission to search some farm land between Whetstone & Littlethorpe. I thought you might enjoy a different take on a crashlanding site and how its flying along now. When my grandfather, Rev. Both Halstead pubs shut. 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. Thank you Andy, Hi Andy, sorry for late reply, have just returned from holiday. A new map that plots every German air raid on the UK during World War Two has been released online. Finally pinned down KG76 Dornier Do17 F1+AT (15 Sep 1940) crash location and snaps taken. 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. I would appreciate any information you have on John, 44 squadron or Lamsdorf. But I cannot find a list of the crew. My family history research had hit a brickwall but within the last few days (April 2016), a stroke of luck and a report in national newspapers of 24.03.1939 identified a RAF plane crash just before WW2 on 23.03.1939. have picture of dad with lt. Harold saviers crew,305thbomb group,365th squad,40th wing,1st bomb div,chelverston. The Mighty 8th ?) Hundreds of bombs fell on Kent during the Doodlebug Summer. Hi Paul, Notify me of follow-up comments by email. If you google Robert Double RAF 175954 you will see the info. I also wonder if there is any coronial information you might be able to access from the local authority? ww2 plane crash sites map kent. 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. Dad used to talk frequently about the Packmans but I cannot recall why, Im assuming some of your family also lived in Halstead? 42 locations with stored, preserved or otherwise out of service airplanes found in Scotland. My Uncle and Aunt, Geoffrey and Mollie Pain, and I lived at Edgehill Stonehouse Road,Halstead, 1954 1968. I have been to the Aviation Archaeology web site mentioned and will probably order the crash report. One B17 certainly crashed at Home Farm Hoxne. Public Tags. I have since found out that Uncle Bills accident was on 8t h Oct 1941 he was in 15 OTU. 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. On Friday, August 20, 1948, seven military aircraft left Mitchell Field on Long Island, N. Y., bound for the Worcester Airport in Worcester, Massachusetts to take part in an airshow over the weekend. My dad has been talking about the crash that occurred at Curry Wood as he lived in Halstead and remembers it occurring. 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. 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. Because of the rough terrain and low visibility, it took rescuers a long time to reach the crash site. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945O.htm It is supposed to be on a farm in the area of Hotham and North Cave in Yorkshire. The crash site being about 7 miles out to sea from Prestatyn. Maybe someone on here can help? Cees Waardenburg, DFC, and Gunner FO Harry Payne were only men aboard, up from Dunsfold, and both killed. But if I find anything I will let you know. USAAF B-17 42-31322 'Mi Amigo', Endcliffe Park, Sheffield. I saw a picture of the headstone of his grave on findagrave.com. The pair collided with another Nomad over southern Lake Muskoka and crashed into the lake's icy depths on December 13th, 1940 while searching for another pilot that had gone missing in a snow storm the day before. While there are several ways to get to the crash site, the easiest is via the Snake Pass walk. I know that it crashed close to a Canadian Army vehicle park which I have since found. The Winsford & Middlewich Guardian, for example. People who have read it found it quite amusing. I am looking for information on a tragic double Halifax collision on 21st August 1944 over the skies of Birkin, North Yorkshire. When I was a schoolboy in the 40s (I,m in my eighties now) and attended Margaretting C E school in Essex. NOT the B24 that crashed on Freckleton school near what is now Bae Warton. 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 remember Mr Rushen, who coppiced the wood by Randles Lane. Hi Ian, thank you for the prompt reply. Thanks Beth. 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. . 1. They were visiting the factory where the Bombers were made but on takeoff the Bomber just touched the top of some trees and crashed. (RAF) / Avro Lancaster Mk. The American Air Museum in Britain has a different listing. Hello, one site after another has led me here. Ill have a look Gary, see if I can find anything. Oosterhout - North Brabant. Sorry I cannot help Richard Storr but I am replying as I live in Walcott on North Norfolk coast and as local historian I researched the crash at 1329hrs on Sat 29th April 1944 of a B24 at Walcott the pilot 2nd Lt John Warner REED aged 26 was killed, all of the crew of 9 bailed out and survived. 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. By. 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? Thanks so much for your email. Upwaltham (C-47 Crash Site) Upwaltham (Lancaster Crash Site) Willingdon (B-24 Ruth-Less Crash Memorial) Worthing (49 Sqn Lancaster) OTHER SITES. I feel it is just a civil servant playing overly safe. Before that they were at oakdene on Rushmore Hill,Knockholt. He was someone I saw when I was staying in Knockholt. The aircraft crashed in farmland near Park Farm which is about one mile east of the village of Hoxne in Suffolk. Your uncle is mentioned in the reference to ME323 under the British losses section. The B-17 is owned . My dad cycled from Great Glemham and my mum cycled from Saxmundham and that is how they met. Sunday, 22nd November 2020 at 1:49 pm. (Donald something) 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. 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. Other areas of the UK. Museum may be able to help http://www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk/, pictures of that crash here https://indexarticles.com/newspaper-collection/sunday-herald-the/wartime-mystery-to-rise-from-the-deep/. Have been to 306th Museum but no details held. Each time we retrieved these items they were handed to the landowner who was aware of the crash site. Used to work not that far from you at Heathrow. Ian. 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. I have investigated the crash files but I am unable to find any information concerning this particular crash. My father told me about how he met my mother. Would you like a free copy. Shows Accident-Report.com Do the same as above. Hi John, Im afraid I have nothing more than what is in this thread; http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?73936-P-47-Thunderbolt. Thank you so very much for finding all that. Seven from this crew were killed on this mission and 3 returned. Thank you for your email earlier in the year. The plane was returning from a raid on the Karlsruhe railway marshalling yards. Anyone have any details? I am so grateful that Im nearly at a loss for words. His godson still lives in Curry Wood Gerald Brooks another well known and long-established Halstead family. Do you know if there was more than one plane that went down there? For the Achterhoek region, the AVOG's Crash Museum at Lievelde, The Netherlands, might be a source of information. 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, Any chance this could have been a Spitfire with a Canadian pilot who crashed near combe, Woodstock? Hi i am looking for information about a aircraft accident ( service record) at netheravon on the 17/11/1942 . Sgt Donald L. Moore, right waist gunner, killed It was well maintained being part of the city square. RAF Glatton is about 6 miles south of the town of Peterborough. I am trying to obtain details of a Beaufort that crashed off the West Coast of Scotland on 25th May 1943. Four of the crew were able to bail out and survived. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z9471. I dont know of that one sorry, but maybe someone else on here might be able to provide some infor for you. Great site! I was four years old at the time, but have a vivid memory of very small pieces of aircraft scattered, of what seemed to me at the time over a wide area. Ian. See details: See map: N31HM. Aside from this It was sad to hear of his death. I threw some away at first, but now Im bagging it all just in case. 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. Granpa Towler sometimes officiated at Evensong at the Otford Lane Mission., after 1954. Just read your threds on the Plumpton Wellington L7857 crash site. Numerous aircraft parts have been recovered by metal detection and some witnesses have come forward. C-49j military cargo plane. Originally from N.Ireland, age 20 years. 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. Hi The pertinent part of the letter is as follows: Please see below the information that we have on the crash which involved SSgt Logan. Thank you . 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. You live in a very nice part of the Norfolk coast.I am a Norfolk Dumpling myself although I now live in exile at Peterborough. 8, 1944 at Bracon Ash. Great memories of playing in the Spitfire at Hooton. It says in one link that it was a daytime flight, but the time-stamp elsewhere is 23:48, which suggests night to me. Would any one have any info on a B-17 that came down and crashed landed near curry wood Halstead kent. Nachtjagdgeschwader 3, was the last Axis aircraft to crash on British soil during World War II. The website has a good list of links to other websites. She married a Packman from Knockholt. Does anyone know of the crash site of my uncle. Thanks. 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. All crew were killed. I feel inspired now to visit the crash site and add it to these pages. If you have any photos, it would be good to add them here. 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! In Kent, over 600 terrestrial . My assumption is that the crash must have occurred the same day, but that may be wrong. I no longer have any family members who can remember. The R.A.F. He and 2 others ran to rescue the crew but sadly they ran into an enemy mine field, he was killed and the others were wounded, I would like to know if possible? They are eye-witness accounts of two crashes I witnessed. Kind regards, Terry. I visited the Forum in Norwich on Saturday and made some enquiries about the crash at Walcot but without any success. With every best wish and kindest regards, Joe. 36 then no. The two planes, a Hawker Hurricane Mk.I V6565 and V7742 hit the ground on 12th August 1941 and . Click the "Satellite" button for an aerial view. Ive not been able to find much else out about the incident andvthe family has no pictures of Sgt H M Holmes. Aircraft came down at Purley Way, Wallington. on 27.8.1944 at 04.05 in Albemarle V1782, F/S A.H.Busbridge (Pilot) A NEW digital map has painstakingly recorded all the bombs that fell on Britain during World War II. I was pleased to see that you had photos of all the crew of Alfred 11. 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