ww2 plane crash sites map kent

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). Hi Paul, Ian. Kind regards, Terry. My grandfather, Anthony Hunter, was on the flight and I would like to visit the site. 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) Lancaster ND820, At the request of a local farmer in Norfolk I have located where some of the remains of EE105 Lancaster lies. However, in other cases, a local historian may hear of a crash, "that happened sometime during World War II ", and is trying to learn . Stanhoes weekly coffee mornings end the year on a high note. Sgt John P. Medica, tail gunner, survived. Just read your threds on the Plumpton Wellington L7857 crash site. F/S B.V.Mowan 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. How common were these losses in training exercises? 2nd Lt Edward T. Dunne Co-Pilot I was an evacuee staying on a farm close to Silian. http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-110/NJG1-Schnaufer.html. 8, 1944 at Bracon Ash. Bill. Re; B-24 crash Swansea, South Wales area. SAMANTHA HEALY. In some small way its comforting to see the area where he must have flown many times. Maybe someone else reading this might be able to help? I did try to look up the three survivors, and I was very surprised to see that James C. Hilty (listed as a survivor) actually died on that day, too. When you have time, look at http://www.thanksgivingfield.org and open up the Uplifting Guide and Mission 115Z PDFs. Click the "Satellite" button for an aerial view. Any news appreciated. Im sure you notice the changes in that area. Where is the Bleaklow Bomber plane crash site? The grid reference is SJ764674, just North of the A535 and East of the A50. dad was a tailgunner and radio operator from 9-1-44to 10-45.best mom remembers he was shot down over dewey france and the French resistance got them back to England. If I cant, maybe someone else can shed light on it? Hi Roger Bean To Sarah Rushen Unfortunately Michael Hursts book, whilst being detailed, many of the locations are wrong, he deliberatly did this. The 75th anniversary is looming and me being the Parish Chair for Birkin we are to erect a memorial to the flight crews at the crash site. A Blackburn Botha Mk1 crashed 1.5 miles North of Hooton Park Cheshire. 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. A NEW digital map has painstakingly recorded all the bombs that fell on Britain during World War II. 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. 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! I threw some away at first, but now Im bagging it all just in case. The Albemarle/Waco combi took off from Keevil. have paperwork and two oakclusters but cant decipher without plane or crewnames the missions he flew dads name William f. Ireland . Flt Sgt Denny was the only son in the family with 3 sisters still surviving out of 4. 1. Lt Stewart Barnes, co-pilot, killed We also saw the jail were the crew was taken after capture. I will be grateful for the smallest item of information which might help. Superfortress 44-61999 Over-Exposed! air crash site on Bleaklow, Superfortress RB-29A 44-61999 Over-Exposed! (sometimes called the Bleaklow Bomber), http://aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/styled-5/styled-10/styled-269/index.html, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16997728, Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology, http://www.fredtrendle.de/images/pdf/Buchauszug-Februar-1944-Nacht.pdf, http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z9471, All photos and text are aircrashsites.co.uk unless otherwise stated. II / # LL701 / Operation Schweinfurt / Cause unknown / Crash in the North Sea / Flight Lieutenant James Clement Hornby / 7 missing. would like to see aplaque in remembrence .anybody any info? 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. Thank you. His name is listed in the GPC book. I just replied to Mike above, and I would gladly pose those same questions to you. Colgates is very different to what I remember a farming residence but is now much upgraded. Richard. There are many WW2 crash sites around the UK, mostly on the East Coast and now part of farmland. Hi Joe, Hi Martin, it is not a crash site I have visited but maybe I need to, was not aware of it! 115. 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. If you have the tail number of the aircraft that would be helpful in identifying the wreck details. Still unearthing bits of plane from around crash site but would like to know exact crash site if possible and any photos. They had the misfortune to be undertaking night navigation exercises the same night that the Luftwaffe launched its last big revenge attack against the RAF. With every best wish and kindest regards, Joe. Seven from this crew were killed on this mission and 3 returned. Thanks, Dr Wigram was our GP. Hi Sandy, Looking for the exact location of a memorial for a Lancaster bomber that went down just outside Bicker, Lincolnshire on the 10th April 1944. Flights MZ633 and N1687 collided mid air during unauthorised flying formation. The pilot overcorrected in trying to pull out and the plane broke in half near the bomb bay. I could have searched for many more years and not found the wonderful sources you did. Can anyone help? My aunt was active in Knockholt WI. 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. Hi John, sorry for the late reply. Please does anyone have information concerning the aircraft crash in wetheringsett approx 1944. According to the . Hi. Thank you for responding to my enquires. I have shown some photos of possibley that aircraft. 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. I daresay you have already done this. Well done for all of this. They were both fencing/wood contractors. He was the flight engineer. Takeoff Date: Crew Status: Crash Date: Does anyone know about a P38 that crashed in Water Lane, Cobham, Surrey on 16th March 1944? 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. I was born on Stocking Farm and there were always rumours of this around. NOT the B24 that crashed on Freckleton school near what is now Bae Warton. Thank you so very much for finding all that. I visited madingly on the 20th May and had a chat with the Superintendent there. Spitfire K4164, flown by Polish Pilot Officer Roman Suwalski, crashed in Bees Nursery, Chester on 26th Jan 1942 due to mid-air collision, thought to be in bad visibility. Maybe it was a Wellington, or a Whitley bomber. Photo Aircraft Crew Member [s] (Assignment) In alphabetic order Crew Crashed Actual Type M a p Cemetery. When I was a schoolboy in the 40s (I,m in my eighties now) and attended Margaretting C E school in Essex. 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! 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. Thank you. 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. and occupied by sheep. Any other information would be greatly appreciated. As the plane reached about 900 feet, it slammed into the side of Cape Lookout, traveling about 200 miles per hour. Had the glider still been attached the sudden dive/spin of the tug would have broken the Waco in half. 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. This information means a great deal to me. Thank you very much for responding to my inquiry. He was a TEC 5 and died in a plane crash, Killed On Duty but Not In Battle, in England on that date. The man is holding up part of the tail section. Crash Sites Avro Lancaster. One of the most prominent aircraft crash sites can be discovered from Wasdale Head. Could you please get in contact? Thats recently been made into the memorial mentioned above. Can you confirm if this is the accident or give me any more details thank 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. And heard talk of Douglas Blundell, and the people who lived at Colgates. It appears to be quite new as it is not on Google street views. A family member recently received a letter from the Cambridge Cemetery. I am contacting you as I am currently working on a WWII series and would love to ask you some specific questions about plane crashes from the US Eighth air force. 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. Jun 11, 2014 at 5:00 am. The pertinent part of the letter is as follows: Please see below the information that we have on the crash which involved SSgt Logan. We like to do research in depth. I was pleased to see that you had photos of all the crew of Alfred 11. Ottersum - Limburg. 3 February 2010. The weather was very thundery which brought down several aircraft including 42-31038, also from 306BG, which came down nr. We often played in the Spitfire that was left in one of the hangars at Hooton. Dad used to talk frequently about the Packmans but I cannot recall why, Im assuming some of your family also lived in Halstead? 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. Im not the William Hughes from Ticknall hes an imposter pinched my ID. Oosterhout - North Brabant. 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. Hi could you give me any info on this crash site iam a relative of Flight Sergeant Valencia. Sqn (RAF) / Avro Lancaster Mk. Beth, could you get in touch with me? Ian. Kind Regards Sgt Joseph T. Paddock, radio operator, killed Accident-Report.com Do the same as above. I take it you know of this page? 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. Best of luck with your researches, hope to hear more. While he was traning another pilot. remember avro anson crashing from walney airfield in field next to where i live avon street killing all crew .i believe two brothers were with them .1942 ? If ever this way look us up. The pilot was in turn shot down over the channel but was picked up off the German coast. The ac came down wing tip first tumbling and all engines were recovered from the surface. All 8 occupants killed. Watch, learn. Hi Richard, Thanks for your efforts much appreciated, I was a police officer in the Cambridge area which covered Madingly [ retired 1995 ] and I spent many duties on Madingly Day, and used to call in at various times,very impressive place. My dad cycled from Great Glemham and my mum cycled from Saxmundham and that is how they met. Dad lived in Beldam Haw in the 1930s and 40s, firstly in no. I have investigated the crash files but I am unable to find any information concerning this particular crash. My dad has been talking about the crash that occurred at Curry Wood as he lived in Halstead and remembers it occurring. 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. Princess Risborough. The R.A.F. It was N. of the Halstead- Badgers Mount roundabout road and east of Station Road. Learn how to create your own. Researchers in Germany are investigating the loss of RAF Lancaster PB209, 156 Pathfinder Squad. Good luck with your research and I will Keep Lt Reed in mind when I am doing work ok on my Shazam project The inquest heard Palmer, who researches crash sites from the second world war, contacted police at 10am on 26 June last year. They recently published an article about a Lancaster that crashed at Scraptoft. They were visiting the factory where the Bombers were made but on takeoff the Bomber just touched the top of some trees and crashed. He was driving an open-topped Mercedes & was struck on the head by a gas bottle, whether full or empty is not recorded. It is not unlikely as there were a number of aircraft which crashed taking off and landing at RAF Cranage. . Any further background on it? Sorry to be a bit vague on this one, I cant even recall the aircraft serial or unit. Above; Crash site of RB-29A 'Over-Exposed!' on Bleaklow. Barry. I'm hoping to update PlaneCrashMap.com with some of the features of the new . 42 locations with stored, preserved or otherwise out of service airplanes found in Scotland. Involved 3 P-47s from the 352nd FG colliding in the overcast. Danish coasts.. total of 22 aircraft were lost thats all i know .. Wellington DV810 on Broomhead Moor. shop at Park Corner which now sells logs and venison). 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. Of the latter, nearly 200 crash sites were relocated and identified. What a coincidence that you remember him. Ill have a look Gary, see if I can find anything. Registration No L6290. http://www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk/390th-bomb-group/interesting-information-and-facts/. Thank you again. Hi Barry, many thanks for making contact. The crew parachuted to safety over Penrith and the pilotless bomber crashed into Brownrigg fell near Plumpton, a village a few miles north of Penrith. P-47D Thunderbolt 42-22758 crash site on Pendle Hill. The day before WW2 started, Saturday Sept 2nd, 1939, I was evacuated to Milton Street, Maidstone in Kent. 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. . He was someone I saw when I was staying in Knockholt. Im hoping if anyone knows of any details about this. aircraft that crashed into the sea off the north Wales coast during World war 2. Originally from N.Ireland, age 20 years. Maybe they were Canadian! Bomber crash in the village of Wellington Heath in Herefordshire in 1942-43. Great site! Best wishes Hi, I was wondering if you had received any more info regarding Lancaster ED548 PH-X. That is a fascinating story Paul. Lancaster 2 LL683 of 514 Sqn crashed out of fuel just west of Sawbridgeworth airfield on 31/3/44. Have left a previous message which have all been sorted, however need any info re a B17 which crashed off the North Norfolk coast at Walcott-on-Sea, during the WW2. Use the slider or your mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out. Aviation experts in Spitfire hunt. Sgt Leroy L. Logan, engineer / upper turret gunner, killed Following the Snake Pass, the hike up to the plane wreckage is around 2 miles (3.2km). Im looking for any info in regards to Lancaster LL701 that went down on February 24/25 1944 on a Schweinfurt night raid. Best wishes, This accident is documented, but I have not seen it listed in any air crash sites or even in any number of incident lists. Nature-based crafts enthuse Stanhoe WI members. Hi Hi John, Im afraid I have nothing more than what is in this thread; http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?73936-P-47-Thunderbolt. From Bomber county aviation resource are these details; Originally marked as lost with out a trace, new information was found according to German night fighter logs. I dont know of that one sorry, but maybe someone else on here might be able to provide some infor for you. 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. 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. TWA Flight 260 Crash Site Albuquerque, New Mexico. Use the slider or your mouse scroll wheelto zoom in and out. Is there anyone out there who can either supply info or point me in the right direction . Archivist . Richard Storr. A small plane that took off from Auburn crashed Saturday into a storage facility in Kent . Thank you . Public Tags. courtesy of Kirk Dietz. When my grandfather, Rev. I researched this years ago. 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. Fantastic. Gday all Posted on 16 December 2021 - 7:39 pm by . Click on this link to open the PDF so that you can print or save it. I will try and find all the info and post it later Your father worked in the woods at Randles Lane,and my aunt told me his name. Hi Jonathan, I have been to the Aviation Archaeology web site mentioned and will probably order the crash report. if so I would like to know your source as I do not have a pic of my site despite many enqs,thanks. Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology, There is also this distressing reference in a book called Intruders over Britain by Simon W Parry (2003); As one of the aircraft, (An F-61 "Black Widow"), neared Worcester Airport, the pilot, Lt. Col. Vinton E. Broidy, 33, radioed that he was . I did find two pictures of Alfred 11 but there were no photos of the crash site. Ive not been able to find much else out about the incident andvthe family has no pictures of Sgt H M Holmes. I have met family members and still search for information. Thank you very much! (Donald something) Cees Waardenburg, DFC, and Gunner FO Harry Payne were only men aboard, up from Dunsfold, and both killed. Hi Joe, this is not one I have documented. A researcher, @clapos (his internet forum and twitter alias, as he has asked www.ww2wrecks.com not to reveal his real name), has done a thorough research and located on Google Earth the exact locations of dozens of WW2 aircraft wrecks all over the Globe, both Allied, as well as Axis ones. 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. On the 16th June 1955 whilst flying in a four aircraft formation XD712 broke up in mid air killing the pilot Flying Officer Lawrence Michael Percival Harryman. This is all the info I have and as you can see Im not as sure on some of it. This was to get new aircraft away from the factory before they were delivered to their squadrons. I have visited the site, although theres nothing to indicate there has been a crash with nothing on the surface. Mary Packman,s daughter was my Grandma,Janet Towler who studied at Homerton College,Cambridge, and died in 1966 in a house in Stonehouse Road, Halstead. No problem, glad it has answered some questions for you. He was originally from Stowmarket in Suffolk and I am the towns historin trying to put a nice piece together about his short life. The Farmer may challenge the mod to provide proof as he has never been informed of the crash site or possibility of human remains and is at liberty to dig ditches lay water pipes unrestricted and does not want to uncover body parts? I believe it was an Oxford I. 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. Her 98th birthday is today June 6, and her funeral is tomorrow. 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 had got badly shot up and was out of fuel and the pilot tried to land it in the dark. You state you have a fair amount of material re your crash would that include a pic of the crash site ? Here, a party from 49 MU drags sections of a crashed aircraft across a Kent hop field. Hi Steve, I have looked in the books I own but can find no reference to it. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945O.htm Can anyone help me? crew of 297 Squadron Print map. Does anyone have any information regarding the collision of two Lancasters, just outside Waltham airfield, on Black Thursday? Photo from this page; Crash site of USAAF P51B Mustang 43-12419 on Rooley Moor. Is there any chance that you could send me any info you may have on this crash please? Stanhoe residents are invited to a heart-stopper social evening. Im also hoping to find a more accurate crash site for this aircraft. Google search Lancaster ME323 to find more. By: Pete Truman - 4th January 2006 at 09:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00 The imperial war museum in London may be able to help. In Kent, over 600 terrestrial . IX, NH356. Apparently two Lancasters, ME323 and PB476 of 12 Squadron were on training flights when shot down by Luftwaffe Junkers 88s. My email address is: The crews, including your uncle Arthur, were based at RAF Wickenby and had only been there a few days before losing their lives. Any further information you could provide would be greatly appreciated. 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. Does anyone know of the crash site of my uncle. Great memories of playing in the Spitfire at Hooton. 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