The skipper of the boat we used to dive with found it when he was fishing and caught his nets in it. https://indexarticles.com/newspaper-collection/sunday-herald-the/wartime-mystery-to-rise-from-the-deep/. over the years think of them when i walk that way . I am researching Shazam on behalf of the Costessey Memories Group which is attached to the Costessey general library. Does anybody know of any record of a B17 stationed at Parham crashing near Framlington Castle? 26 April 2011. Hoxne and Park Farm on Ordnance Survey mapping. 6 miles round trip on rough trail, 3,000 feet elevation gain. Ian. The Mighty 8th ?) Archiving the history of Walcott-on-Sea, North Norfolk, at present researching plane crashes during WW2 I have researched the following B24 Liberator 29/4/44 [one killed the pilot] a Mosquito Bomber 13/9/44 [ all crew survived] and Whitley Bomber4/7/41 [all crew survived] I am sure there are more if any one can assist would be grateful. I am sure every USAAF crash site was photographed. Halifax DT581, Hoar Side Moor, Todmorden. The remainder were killed.. It looks very different nowadays. who were killed near this site Hiim looking for the exact location crash site of Stirling Lk116. I have to go back at what I just now do remember (without checking) and what Tom wrote and told me in his original letters to me! Republic P-47C Thunderbolt 41-6246 on Aran Fawddwy. I am looking for information on a tragic double Halifax collision on 21st August 1944 over the skies of Birkin, North Yorkshire. One B17 certainly crashed at Home Farm Hoxne. 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. Re; B-24 crash Swansea, South Wales area. Crashing somewhere near Wittering, 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 respected friend Thomas C. Stanley MBE of Liverpool, ex-crew member of Manchester L7518. When I was a schoolboy in the 40s (I,m in my eighties now) and attended Margaretting C E school in Essex. A family member recently received a letter from the Cambridge Cemetery. Lancaster NE132 near Harlech. 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. I published my husbands time in the RAF ground crew during WW2. This was in snowdonia, wales. Airspeed Oxford NM683, Rushup Edge, Peak District. I doubt your Spitfire was involved in enemy action in my own opinion it could have been an ATA crash. Hi could you give me any info on this crash site iam a relative of Flight Sergeant Valencia. Flights MZ633 and N1687 collided mid air during unauthorised flying formation. Ian, Hi 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. Hi John, sorry for the late reply. Plane stalled on approach. I was in the ATC at Hooton Park which was our private playground as kids. 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? Hi Allan, not a site I have visited, but it was Wellington L7857, crashed 17 October 1940. The database has information on over 300,000 sites around the world. 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. Her 98th birthday is today June 6, and her funeral is tomorrow. Hi Derek, thank you for your enquiry. Source Material The main source material used for the maps were the St Margaret's ARP Log books, transcribed by our Hon. Ive been asked to find the site where Lancaster ED835 crashed in May 1943 when returning, badly damaged, from a combat mission. 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. It crashed by the river chelmer great dunmow 20/3/1945. I cant thank you enough. I am unsure as to quite what info you have already but the details here were found on the internet. 115. Somewhere we have documentary evidence. Walton rang my aunt in Orpington, one night to say the plane had come down (hinT: Id be interested!). 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 was living in Orpington and in the winter of 1943 / 4 was taken to see a crashed B17 but not near Curry Wood. Kind regards, Terry. Hi Joe, I believe it crashed shortly after take off near Barningham, UK. 36 then no. 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 feel inspired now to visit the crash site and add it to these pages. When they attempted to land, they realised that the apparent airstrip was a sandbank and crashed. 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, Yes, thanks David. A highly decorated pilot returned to the uk 3 months later and was shot down and killed over Kent . Had the glider still been attached the sudden dive/spin of the tug would have broken the Waco in half. Wondered if anyone has any info on a crash that occurred on 27/08/1944 one mile n/w of Stowmarket in which my wifes father was killed. In the summer holidays in 1943 a Lancaster came down at night near Hamstreet. Hi Sandy, Other times such the as the request about the P-47 above searches all end up pointing to the same very limited resource. The crash reports are on Forms 1180 but I doubt they would record the information you require? 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. Will have a look at what I have and let you know if I find anything James. that particulair night. aircraft that crashed into the sea off the north Wales coast during World war 2. USAAF B-17 42-31322 'Mi Amigo', Endcliffe Park, Sheffield. (RAF) / Avro Lancaster Mk. I visited madingly on the 20th May and had a chat with the Superintendent there. Will also have a think about where else you might be able to find the information you need. Seeking any official details of wreckage site, location, photos. Sqn. heres the link. Date of crash/deaths is 29 April 1943. Was the B24 crash site opposite Rookery Farm, Walcott? Map of wartime aircraft crash sites. 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. Regards Levi Wilson. I no longer have any family members who can remember. I researched this years ago. All crew lost all buried in there local cemeteries other than Boyes, of the RAAF whose buried in Pershore. You might find a couple of pieces I have put on YouTube/Lossie History of interest. walking; dogs; wheelchair users; climbing . Ian. Ian. This site only details air crash sites in England and Wales, you may be better off asking the site admin for air crash sites scotland. Though you cant see the cemetery in this view you will get an idea of the country your uncle flew over during the war. Following the Snake Pass, the hike up to the plane wreckage is around 2 miles (3.2km). in service at Halstead Place in the early nineteenth century. 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. 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. Flt Sgt Denny was the only son in the family with 3 sisters still surviving out of 4. 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. 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) () It was being used as a hen house. Hi Roger 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. The man is holding up part of the tail section. The pilot tried to recover too fast, causing too much stress on the tail section which broke off at the tail wheel. Does anyone know if there is a memorial to the 4 aircrew members of 157 Squadron who died when their Airspeed Oxford (HM763) crashed after a dummy attack by an American Pilot flying a Mustang near Methwold in Norfolk on 1st May 1945? https://aircrewremembrancesociety3.com/Aircraft-Losses/USAAF-Losses/U.S.A.A.F.Losses-1943/page-49/ Does anyone know about a P38 that crashed in Water Lane, Cobham, Surrey on 16th March 1944? Have you ever seen the wreckage or heard stories about this particular crash? Hi, I am a metal detectorist in Whetstone, Leicester. A Blackburn Botha Mk1 crashed 1.5 miles North of Hooton Park Cheshire. Crashing somewhere near Wittering. My Uncle and Aunt, Geoffrey and Mollie Pain, and I lived at Edgehill Stonehouse Road,Halstead, 1954 1968. 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. I remember being interviewed by an RAF Officer who was interested that the Albemarle cast off the tow rope before falling out of the sky, thus saving the Waco. Crash Cause: Target / Mission: Crash Area - Location: -. I am following up a story of a B-24 that crashed near Swansea during the war with the loss of all hands. Whos remains and war commissions grave is at Wymeswold cemetery Gday all I'm hoping to update PlaneCrashMap.com with some of the features of the new . Stay in touch. Sgt Joseph T. Paddock, radio operator, killed The crash site being about 7 miles out to sea from Prestatyn. Also whether or not the truck driver was full or empty. would there not have been an official (though not public) inquiry after the event? Experiments were carried out including an unsuccessful attempt to launch a fighter aircraft from a non-rigid balloon. 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. When the stations crash crew appeared at the site they found the remains of a No.12 Squadron Lancaster scattered over the ground and among the wreckage, the bodies of its seven crew. Thank you for your email earlier in the year. Is there anyone out there who can either supply info or point me in the right direction . Derrick, thank you for your reply. Even though there is a wealth of information online, its always good, like you have mentioned, to note that there are mistakes to wade through as well. Will have a look and drop you a line if I find anything. She married a Packman from Knockholt. Good luck to you all in your searches. Sorry to hear your uncles did not survive, I was looking to see if you had any details relating to a crash on Wrotham Hill, Kent 21st December 1944? The American Air Museum in Britain has a different listing. Obviously, I dont check my email daily, but Ill try to be better now. Ive also spoken with the daughter of John Vardy so it looks like three families of the original crew are now joined up and in contact, which is great news. Seattle Times staff reporter. Can anyone help me? Sarah. 08 . For my part I feel most of the wreckage was recovered and what is left are clear up debris pits. Bill. 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. These sort of discrepancies are not that uncommon. Thank you 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. Kind regards A researcher from the University of York used wartime intelligence reports to compile the . Student . Danish coasts.. total of 22 aircraft were lost thats all i know .. Thanks so much for your email. Sorry report isnt that clear but cant identify it from your site info, http://www.mapperleyhistory.com/History_Pages/Wellington-Dedication-A5.html. Involved 3 P-47s from the 352nd FG colliding in the overcast. Thanks. Aviation experts in Spitfire hunt. Crash Sites Messerschmitt Bf 110. Im afraid I dont know Stonehouse Road very well. I could have searched for many more years and not found the wonderful sources you did. I have very few books detailing losses in that area, particularly US losses, but I knew of a few places to look online! Trying to find the exact location of crashed Avro Lancaster 11 683 Above; Crash site of RB-29A 'Over-Exposed!' on Bleaklow. Any help would be appreciated, Our uncles were killed in the same crash.Family lore says the aircraft (possibly L4323) was attempting a spiral manoeuvre before crashing. Hi Martin, it is not a crash site I have visited but maybe I need to, was not aware of it! The site is on the west side of Brown Rigg roughly at Hurst grid ref, a path goes through the site. 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. She and Geoffrey went to services at Knockholt Parish Church regularly. His name is listed in the GPC book. 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. Hi Joe, this is not one I have documented. Sarah! Click on a location name to go to the location page, or click on the coordinates to go to the map. 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. Have been to 306th Museum but no details held. So many names from the past! Does anyone have any info on the crash of Liberator B24 j Shazam at Carrs Wood Costessey Norfolk on 7th March 1945. Im eager to hear from you again. Richard. I was pleased to see that you had photos of all the crew of Alfred 11. Just read your threds on the Plumpton Wellington L7857 crash site. He was killed testing this aircraft on 18 April 1944 having taken off from an airfield near Salisbury heading for a dive bombing range. Granpa Towler sometimes officiated at Evensong at the Otford Lane Mission., after 1954. 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. August 21, 2016 at 11:03 pm. Several of crew were killed. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12924. Researchers in Germany are investigating the loss of RAF Lancaster PB209, 156 Pathfinder Squad. Next up 2 RAF fighters from the same campaign 1940. Two small ceremonies at the two sites where ten of the Brits were killed. Photo Aircraft Crew Member [s] (Assignment) In alphabetic order Crew Crashed Actual Type M a p Cemetery. There is a chance Leicester Mercury may have details in their archieves. My ancestor Sarah Atkins is no known relative of the Burnaby Atkinses who have a large memorial tombslab in the churchyard. I will be grateful for the smallest item of information which might help. I have googled for any crashes logged in the area but I cant find anything. You can change the default title of the document by typing a new name (maximum 50 . All 8 occupants killed. Learn how to create your own. Hi, I was wondering if you had received any more info regarding Lancaster ED548 PH-X. While there are several ways to get to the crash site, the easiest is via the Snake Pass walk. They were returning from an attack on Germany (Cologne?) Seven from this crew were killed on this mission and 3 returned. Any news appreciated. 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? Apparently two Lancasters, ME323 and PB476 of 12 Squadron were on training flights when shot down by Luftwaffe Junkers 88s. Thats him! He says the crash site presents a large discoloured patch of soil following the fire as the Wellington was still carrying its bombs, apparently? He was the flight engineer. Halifax Bomber MKII crashed in isle of Harris on 9th April 1945 i can find no record of this on any site .please advise. Richard. Interesting to read that Sandy. Google search Lancaster ME323 to find more. It was sad to hear of his death. Richard Storr, Thanks Richard for your time and efforts..please keep me informed. Barry. Martin here. The two planes, a Hawker Hurricane Mk.I V6565 and V7742 hit the ground on 12th August 1941 and . 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. Kind regards Thats why I knew I had the correct person. This may be the same crash. Thank you again so much for responding! My mother used to work there in the 1950s and 60s. Hope this answers your immediate questions and provides a basis for further research. Jan. 7, 2023 at 3:05 pm Updated Jan. 7, 2023 at 9:00 pm. Cees Waardenburg, DFC, and Gunner FO Harry Payne were only men aboard, up from Dunsfold, and both killed. Any info gratefully received. The wreckage remains as a memorial. Hi. If so I know some one who has pieces of the plane. Aircraft came down at Purley Way, Wallington. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Tantalisingly I was offer info and pics from a local but they never materialised after the death of the locals brother. Cheers, Still searching in hope of finding more accurate location and any possible pictures of crew or plane Wellington DV936, 15 OTU. 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. school Now. have paperwork and two oakclusters but cant decipher without plane or crewnames the missions he flew dads name William f. Ireland . NEW KENT This Thursday marks the 71st anniversary of one of the most tragic, yet mysterious plane crashes in New Kent County history. Lt Stewart Barnes, co-pilot, killed I have investigated the crash files but I am unable to find any information concerning this particular crash. When my grandfather, Rev. The amazing World War Two plane graveyard that still sits atop the Peak District where 157 airmen lost their lives. Any help would be most greatly appreciated. It was travelling at between . I feel it is just a civil servant playing overly safe. This was to get new aircraft away from the factory before they were delivered to their squadrons. Ian. Excluding the well-known Liberator crash in Chichester,West Sussex- if anyone out there has any data on a possible WW2 crash-site in the Fishbourne area, on farmland just outside the village, would like to know. Best regards Lt Owen B. Coffman, pilot, killed. British, German and American plane crash sites are also marked. He lived there all his life literally born and died in the village. Perhaps appeal to the MoD or a manager, set out what you provide above and ask how you can possibly move forward if there is no indication of what or how you are expected to provide? Open full screen to view more. Im trying to put together a memorial frame for him. Hi Joe, excited to hear you know John Hargreaves daughter. Hello, Roger. 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. Sunday, 22nd November 2020 at 1:49 pm. 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. Youve provided me with a wealth of information, and Im eager to go through it more thoroughly. Do you have any details of this crash?. See details: See map: N58437. I have shown some photos of possibley that aircraft. The plane landed into units at a storage facility in Kent. Richard Storr. Maybe someone else reading this might be able to help? It was a Fairey Battle plane from Cottesmore, Rutland, night flying over Norfolk. Adice greatly appreciated. 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 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 have visited the site, although theres nothing to indicate there has been a crash with nothing on the surface. Not sure I can provide an answer, maybe someone else on here might be able to? I have walked past it a few years ago so its also close to a public right of way. Its website states that it has established cooperation between the Aircraft Recovery Group 1940-1945 (ARG) and the foundation CRASH '40-'45. I have been to the Aviation Archaeology web site mentioned and will probably order the crash report. 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! P/O A.G.Thomas KIA, F/S T.McCaffray KIA, F/S E.L.Horstmann RAAF KIA, F/S W.N.Pridmore RAAF KIA, F/S G.E.Davis RAAF KIA, F/S A.Cryer RAAF KIA, F/S A.H.Weston RAAF KIA.. Would you have anything on this. I worked at Glemham House (not Hall) for Lord and Lady Cranbroke and if I recall correctly there is a propellor blade embedded in the ground at the site where a plane crashed as a memorial ( On private land just inside the perimeter wall beside New Road) approx grid reference TM 34193 61657. I am in the front seat by the way. Im sure you notice the changes in that area. Forced landing at RAC Club (Woodcote) after repelling attack on RAF Kenley. 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. 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. Also, I spoke with John Vardys daughter this afternoon, so it looks like 3 families are now joined up. I understand the crew all survived although my Father had a broken This Thursday marks the 71st anniversary of one of the locals brother DFC, and Gunner FO Harry were. All i know some one who has pieces of the country your uncle flew over during the war listing! Hiim looking for information on a location name to go to the UK 3 months later and was down! 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