If you have not been to Madingly a visit is highly recommended Any chance this could have been a Spitfire with a Canadian pilot who crashed near combe, Woodstock? I think it was called Hudds Hill? 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? Thank you so very much for finding all that. Mrs Nelson, wife of the Station Commander at RAF Blyton, was outside when she saw a fire overhead. It is not unlikely as there were a number of aircraft which crashed taking off and landing at RAF Cranage. Kind regards. Can I help? Note that source, the 457th Bomb Group Association, mentions there being 4 survivors not 3. Click on a location name to go to the location page, or click on the coordinates to go to the map. 1939-40 1941 1942 1943 1944-5 A composite 1939-45 map. 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. I believe it was an Oxford I. Doing a short piece on one of my facebook groups. Would you have anything on this. I believe(?) Aviation experts in Spitfire hunt. Search within these images: Poppy wreaths marking a WW2 bomber crash site by Philip Jeffrey. on 13 Aug 44 near Wasserliesch, SW of Trier. Sgt Joseph T. Paddock, radio operator, killed 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. The aircraft crashed at 14:55 hrs at Park Farm, Hoxne, Suffolk. 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. Lt Joseph J. Peacock, navigator, killed Judging by the empty hop garden and the warm clothing this is either very early in 1940 or much later in the year Sorry report isnt that clear but cant identify it from your site info, http://www.mapperleyhistory.com/History_Pages/Wellington-Dedication-A5.html. Do take a look at the comments section, there is quite a lot of info people have added about air crashes in the area (link below). It was called Operation Gisela, lots of aircraft were shot down that night, with some of the last Luftwaffe Junkers 88s crossing the North Sea to wait for RAF bombers returning to base from their attacks on German targets. It crashed in the area that is Woodstock Hi Martin, it is not a crash site I have visited but maybe I need to, was not aware of it! Have you contacted the Neatishead Museum in Norfolk? Hope you can help. (Photo . 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. He was someone I saw when I was staying in Knockholt. 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. Other times such the as the request about the P-47 above searches all end up pointing to the same very limited resource. The land owner who owns the field where it crashed had one of the propeller blades go up his potato harvester, still intact and with paint still on it. Frank Towler and I reached the plane, the guns had been removed. Looking for the exact location of RAF 78 SQN Halifax BIII MZ311 which crashed on Cleeve Hill in a quarry 4 miles NE of Cheltenham, Gloucester in the early hours of 26 August 1944 after a mining sortie off the French Coast. No problem, glad it has answered some questions for you. 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. For my part I feel most of the wreckage was recovered and what is left are clear up debris pits. RAF Glatton with some photos from when 457 BG was based there. Had the glider still been attached the sudden dive/spin of the tug would have broken the Waco in half. This is the first time I have visited this site. Pilot was flying on instruments in clouds when the aircraft hit violent prop wash, throwing the aircraft into a dive. The American Air Museum in Britain has a different listing. Germany Crash Sites (WWII) Germany Crash Sites (WWII) Sign in. With every best wish and kindest regards, Joe. Still unearthing bits of plane from around crash site but would like to know exact crash site if possible and any photos. Forgot to say crash site was in the village of Wetheringsett, Suffolk. The church has had a few incumbents since Ashlachsen, we were married in 1991 by Malcolm Bury but he has sadly died. Hi. It was well maintained being part of the city square. My great uncle was navigator. I am told it was a Armstrong whitly but can find no colabaration. This was apparently a bullseye sortie that went badly wrong. 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. Hi Allan, not a site I have visited, but it was Wellington L7857, crashed 17 October 1940. I will be grateful for the smallest item of information which might help. In 2006 a license was granted but was never seen through to fruition. I visited madingly on the 20th May and had a chat with the Superintendent there. Plane crash map Locate crash sites, wreckage and more. Crash site of USAAF P51B Mustang 43-12419 on Rooley Moor. Ten aircrew died, including my uncle. Im researching its history. There is now a memorial to Reed in Walcott. Jun 11, 2014 at 5:00 am. Appledram Arlington (Hailsham) Ashdown Forest . geograph for square SP5345. I have looked up the Walcott crash and I should be more than pleased to see if I can find more info. The plane went down during a World War II bombing run, after it was hit by anti-aircraft fire. have paperwork and two oakclusters but cant decipher without plane or crewnames the missions he flew dads name William f. Ireland . it was near Gainsborough? I went home to UK after 35 years in Australia and noted a grave site at St Pauls Church Hooton. which crashed into a field killing the pilot and a wren radio mechanic who were on a t3st flight. If so I know some one who has pieces of the plane. This is more about local history than anything else, as an ancestor of mine , name of Atkins, was walking; dogs; wheelchair users; climbing . Ive been asked to find the site where Lancaster ED835 crashed in May 1943 when returning, badly damaged, from a combat mission. On this channel you'll find historic and educational videos from the 1900s. Thank you for your email earlier in the year. I doubt your Spitfire was involved in enemy action in my own opinion it could have been an ATA crash. It is part of the only complete Halifax Mk3. Richard. This was to get new aircraft away from the factory before they were delivered to their squadrons. I live approximately a mile from where the Lancaster your uncle was flying crashed. Other areas of the UK. I also was wondering reading your query whether the MOD in declining your application might advise what information they have? I have shown some photos of possibley that aircraft. Im doing some research for a family friend who is the daughter of John William Hargreaves (one of your dads crew) at the time of the incident in Denmark. heres the link. 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. Hello, one site after another has led me here. 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? I take it you know of this page? ? I know that it crashed close to a Canadian Army vehicle park which I have since found. I used to watch dive bombers practicing on the spur of sand that extended from Tentsmuir. Hi Richard, Thanks for your efforts much appreciated, as a police officer done many duties at Madingly, very impressive place. Thanks for adding that Joe. Ill have a look Gary, see if I can find anything. 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. 4. Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology, There is also this distressing reference in a book called Intruders over Britain by Simon W Parry (2003); My email address is: Great memories of playing in the Spitfire at Hooton. who were killed near this site 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. I will take a look and let you know if I find anything. I have been trying to find information for him but keep drawing a blank. We would love to finish and tell the whole story. I have been trying to find information of an aircraft crash during WW2 some time in Westbury Wiltshire. Seeking any official details of wreckage site, location, photos. On at least one occasion one did not pull up and there was a big splash. While there are several ways to get to the crash site, the easiest is via the Snake Pass walk. The crews, including your uncle Arthur, were based at RAF Wickenby and had only been there a few days before losing their lives. The only Anson crash off the North Wales coast was, I recall from a picture in a book somewhere (possibly Llanbedr area) I saw many years ago, one that had force-landed just off the beach and was salvaged after it was dragged onto the beach, so it wouldnt be one out in the water. Trying to find the exact location of crashed Avro Lancaster 11 683 Watch, learn. So many names from the past! You should be able to purchase a full accident report from this site. Crash Sites Consolidated PBY Catalina. There was no mention by them of a fatality. Its close to a river and is in a small wood. I am looking into a crash that occurred during WW2 that happened near Kirkham village. Very happy to share it with you if you wanted it? 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 information you may have I would be pleased to receive. Im Terry Rafter from Australia. Any further information you could provide would be greatly appreciated. I had an email yesterday from a contact in the states who will send me a picture of one of Shazams crew members so reducing the ones where I havent got a photo to three. 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 on this link to open the PDF so that you can print or save it. http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-110/NJG1-Schnaufer.html. Does anyone know of the crash site of my uncle. Barry. Hover over a marker for more information. Thank you for responding to my enquires. on 27.8.1944 at 04.05 in Albemarle V1782, F/S A.H.Busbridge (Pilot) 31st may 1945 B-17G 43-38919 561BS 388BG station 136 8AF KCR(killed in crash) Pilot Metz, Walter B ENGland Barningham/ 1mi SE, can order crash report from site that will probably list crew and likely other casulties. 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. ww2 plane crash sites map kent. I understand the crew all survived although my Father had a broken I am so grateful that Im nearly at a loss for words. USAAF B17 42-31581 at Edgworth, Lancashire. Any help would be most greatly appreciated. Crash sites Airspeed AS.10 Oxford. Richard. I would really appreciate any information you have on John, his daughter and/or the crash. 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