This interactive image was created with ThingLink. A V2 rocket landed in Parmiter Street, Bethnal Greenon 7th February 1945..I was 6 at the time and at Mowlem Street School..I remember the windows being blasted in and my house being bombed..My niece was killed in this raid and my Dad who was Mayor of Bethnal Green at this time was brought home from work . The plane that crashed in Bradley International Airport in Connecticut today was a restored WWII-era Boeing B-17, a heavy bomber plane used mostly in Germany and Western Europe. These sort of discrepancies are not that uncommon. Richard. Hi, My Father was a fitter in bomber command and the Bomber that he was in crashed at the end of 1944 or the beginning of 1945. Can anyone tell me anything about a crew of 4 all killed and buried in a civilian cemetery Aadum, Denmark. It was possible for me aged 5 to walk on the wing roots. Thanks Beth. Translation: Can anyone confirm the crash location for Westland Whirlwind P7094 that went down in the early hours of 16 May 1943; given as either Melcombe Regis, Dorset or Higher Metcombe, Devon, killing F/Lt HJ Blackshaw of 263 Squadron based at Warmwell, Dorset? Crash Sites Avro Lancaster. 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. Obviously, I dont check my email daily, but Ill try to be better now. 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. Hope this answers your immediate questions and provides a basis for further research. 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. "It gives you a buzz of excitement, because we . It was N. of the Halstead- Badgers Mount roundabout road and east of Station Road. On October 17th 1940 a wellington bomber returning from a raid on the Kiel canal ran out of fuel. Both Halstead pubs shut. It crashed in the area that is Woodstock It was sad to hear of his death. Hi Joe, Maybe someone on here can help? So many names from the past! If you have the tail number of the aircraft that would be helpful in identifying the wreck details. This was to get new aircraft away from the factory before they were delivered to their squadrons. 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. I was shown the site many years ago by an eye witness to the crash but memory has faded. -Fred Trendle Point Blank book PDF Links on his website http://www.fredtrendle.de/, Thank you! I have since found out that Uncle Bills accident was on 8t h Oct 1941 he was in 15 OTU. But there seems to be some doubt about this Wittering crash. Would the area newspapers have an account of it? This is the pilot who shot down PB209. 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. I was pleased to see that you had photos of all the crew of Alfred 11. Required fields are marked *. Date of crash/deaths is 29 April 1943. would there not have been an official (though not public) inquiry after the event? The pilot overcorrected in trying to pull out and the plane broke in half near the bomb bay. Hi Martin, it is not a crash site I have visited but maybe I need to, was not aware of it! 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. 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. I feel inspired now to visit the crash site and add it to these pages. Chris Thomson 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. Print map. For the Achterhoek region, the AVOG's Crash Museum at Lievelde, The Netherlands, might be a source of information. There are plans to recover the plane and the bodies in 2012. I would guess as he had the DFM he was on his 2nd tour. I saw a picture of the headstone of his grave on findagrave.com. People who have read it found it quite amusing. The site is on the west side of Brown Rigg roughly at Hurst grid ref, a path goes through the site. I currently have your uncles flying log book and other bits in my collection. Have been to 306th Museum but no details held. Youve provided me with a wealth of information, and Im eager to go through it more thoroughly. By 03 Nov, 2020 Uncategorized. 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. Any further background on it? He had survived many missions over Germany and Occupied Europe but apparently was killed while doing some training flights, possibly in the Salop area. Im not the William Hughes from Ticknall hes an imposter pinched my ID. It seems likely the survivors were wearing parachutes and were able to get out of the aircraft and open them. I did find two pictures of Alfred 11 but there were no photos of the crash site. Will have a look at what I have and let you know if I find anything James. Unfortunately I dont have a copy of Michael Hursts book however I learned of the crash site reading a review of a new book Cumbria At War 1939-45 written by Ruth Mansergh and published by Pen and Sword. Accident-Report.com Do the same as above. Note that source, the 457th Bomb Group Association, mentions there being 4 survivors not 3. My email address is: The wreckage was not discovered until June 13, 1957 (Macha and Jordan 2002). Aircraft came down at Purley Way, Wallington. Thanks, MineralResourceMap.com. It had just taken off from Hethel Airfield on a mission to Germany. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. What were they doing? I would appreciate any information you have on John, 44 squadron or Lamsdorf. We only wish to map the site and dig a series of 1mx1mx1m test pits. It is titled I Join The Fray. 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. Richard. 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. Reg Ds827 Feb/5/1944 B17 Buttercup 306th Bomb Group based at Thurleigh crashed Latchford Oxon Nov 13th 1943, no survivors of 10 crew (all names known). Sgt John P. Medica, tail gunner, survived. Wasnt Halstead Place owned/built by Barnaby Atkins? I published my husbands time in the RAF ground crew during WW2. Comes to light. Its close to a river and is in a small wood. 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. I just replied to Mike above, and I would gladly pose those same questions to you. During WW2 my aunt had had a colleague in the Day Nursery in Orpington, called Walton, whose father had the corn merchant business in Halstead. aausten@thekmgroup.co.uk. Incidentally a couple of years ago I happened to be in a WW2 vintage aircraft flying over Cambridgeshire (RAF Glatton is just north of here) and the pilot took us over the American Cemetery. Hi Anthony, Hi Roger Thanks. 1. 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. 36 then no. The ac came down wing tip first tumbling and all engines were recovered from the surface. Open full screen to view more. Richard Storr. 115. Kind Regards Reg # Accident date Aircraft type . Running short of fuel and in poor visibilty, they headed for what seemed to be an airstrip. 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.. 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. Looking for the exact location of a memorial for a Lancaster bomber that went down just outside Bicker, Lincolnshire on the 10th April 1944. I will take a look but its not my neck of the woods really. Hi Beth. Does anyone have info on the crash of an Albemarle in the fields just below the Westbury White Horse in Wiltshire. Still unearthing bits of plane from around crash site but would like to know exact crash site if possible and any photos. Had the glider still been attached the sudden dive/spin of the tug would have broken the Waco in half. The onus is now on me to prove that all remains were recovered. I no longer have any family members who can remember. RAF Crash Sites 1942 - 1945. The Albemarle/Waco combi took off from Keevil. One air crew survived. I think it was called Hudds Hill? The plane landed into units at a storage facility in Kent. 08 . I am told it was a Armstrong whitly but can find no colabaration. SAMANTHA HEALY. Thank you Andy, Hi Andy, sorry for late reply, have just returned from holiday. Finally pinned down KG76 Dornier Do17 F1+AT (15 Sep 1940) crash location and snaps taken. The B-17 is owned . Three months after his crash the plane was withdrawn from service. Pilot Fl.Lt. Lauren Girgis. She and Geoffrey went to services at Knockholt Parish Church regularly. Thank you . That is a fascinating story Paul. It was a Fairey Battle plane from Cottesmore, Rutland, night flying over Norfolk. Best regards It seems that my intuition led me to write the correct person after all. Ottersum - Limburg. I have traced the family of Russell Denny and sad to say he was one of two that were lost out of a crew of 4. shop at Park Corner which now sells logs and venison). It says in one link that it was a daytime flight, but the time-stamp elsewhere is 23:48, which suggests night to me. Doing a short piece on one of my facebook groups. Map Links Acknowledgements Sussex. 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? To Sarah Rushen Crew were, Hailey, Sindrey, Barton and Surtees all RAFVR 218 (Gold Coast) Sdn. They were later identified as Flying Officer Thomas and his crew who were overdue from a cross country navigation exercise.. This is all the info I have and as you can see Im not as sure on some of it. Alternatively I could sent it to you via WhatsApp &/or give you a bell if that works for you? 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!! 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. In the village of East Stockwith is a memorial to the crew. My Uncle and Aunt, Geoffrey and Mollie Pain, and I lived at Edgehill Stonehouse Road,Halstead, 1954 1968. Thanks so much for writing. Ilse and I walked along Beldam Haw on Monday and I looked N. across the crash field which is divided into blocks by barbed wire. 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. My Father William George Baker. Kent, WA. Barry. IX, NH356. [1] [2] The crash killed 14 of 15 passengers and crew, including Prince George, Duke of Kent, who was on duty . View all planes linked to locations in Scotland Crashed Great Dunmow En route to RAF Witchford. Did you obtain these from any particular source? The parents of the crew had a wooden church built on the crash site. If so I know some one who has pieces of the plane. 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. I remember one of the older girls next door (the coal mans daughter) holding my hand and taking me over there to see the crash site. The wreath marks the location where a Wellington bomber aircraft crashed. The crash reports are on Forms 1180 but I doubt they would record the information you require? AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN THIS AREADURING BATTLE OF BRITAIN : 10 JULY - 31 OCTOBER 1940. F/S B.V.Mowan 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? . Your uncle is mentioned in the reference to ME323 under the British losses section. Click on a location name to go to the location page, or click on the coordinates to go to the map. Would you like a free copy. Hi Barry, many thanks for getting in touch .. delighted to make your acquaintance. 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 have to inform you that my Husband, Richard Storr died in April 2020 and therefore can no longer give you any more information for your research. Can anyone help me? There was a lot of debris scattered around the site and we were prevented from getting any closer to the wreckage owing to a police cordon. Do you live in this area now? Photo from this page; courtesy of Kirk Dietz. Bomber crash at the village of Wellington Heath in Herefordshire in 1943. Lt Joseph J. Peacock, navigator, killed Crash Sites Bell P-39 Airacobra. He was a SSGT in the 748 USAAF Bomb Squadron. Some small fragments, showing signs of burning can be found amongst the heather at the site. Photo Aircraft Crew Member [s] (Assignment) In alphabetic order Crew Crashed Actual Type M a p Cemetery. Hi Roger I would really appreciate any information you have on John, his daughter and/or the crash. Hi Barry, many thanks for making contact. Cees Waardenburg, DFC, and Gunner FO Harry Payne were only men aboard, up from Dunsfold, and both killed. They were returning from an attack on Germany (Cologne?) already, no pictures. I understand the crew all survived although my Father had a broken I used to have to walk to the pharmacy at Halstead to get Granmas prescriptions. Its website states that it has established cooperation between the Aircraft Recovery Group 1940-1945 (ARG) and the foundation CRASH '40-'45. I threw some away at first, but now Im bagging it all just in case. Stay in touch. 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. 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. See map. Several agencies pulled a 59-year-old man and a 23-year-old man out of the wreck. Other areas of the UK. Crash Sites Curtiss C-46 Commando. 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. I also knew from my mother, Hetty Allen (sadly died May 19 2019) that he was also shot down over Malta and that he was a member of the Guinea Pig Club. 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. Thanks Richard will make enqs re the book you mention. The exact date of this crash is unknown. Crashed April 21 1943 near Elmley Lovett, Worcestershire. Ian. Thats him! Sgt. It was travelling at between . Ill have a look Gary, see if I can find anything. My dad has been talking about the crash that occurred at Curry Wood as he lived in Halstead and remembers it occurring. It looks very different nowadays. It is not unlikely as there were a number of aircraft which crashed taking off and landing at RAF Cranage. I daresay you have already done this. Cheers, Still searching in hope of finding more accurate location and any possible pictures of crew or plane Wellington DV936, 15 OTU. I was wondering by any chance does anyone know of any photographs (old or new) of the crash site/remains? Just starting quest to contact any living relatives and invite to memorial plaque unveiling in our village. Archivist . neck.Would you have any information regarding the crash. 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! Your father worked in the woods at Randles Lane,and my aunt told me his name. Aside from this A new map that plots every German air raid on the UK during World War Two has been released online. The inquest heard Palmer, who researches crash sites from the second world war, contacted police at 10am on 26 June last year. I went home to UK after 35 years in Australia and noted a grave site at St Pauls Church Hooton. michael_haspey@live.com, My late father Vincent Place was rear gunner lancs I have been told his aircraft crashed on a training flight in Snowdonia only him and the pilot survived 1943/44 I would be great full if you have any info on this as I cant find any info on his war records any where thank you, Hi Mark, have you any more details at all? The aircraft crashed ten minutes later in the circuit of Enstone airfield, at Hookerswell Farm on south-east side of Little Tew. Chichester (Portfield Fuel Depot) Kind regards A researcher from the University of York used wartime intelligence reports to compile the . 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. British, German and American plane crash sites are also marked. 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. Also whether or not the truck driver was full or empty. I was an evacuee staying on a farm close to Silian. The problem is I dont know exactly where it is. 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. Click and drag to move the map around. 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. Is this site known to you and do you have any further information? I have shown some photos of possibley that aircraft. We have reached out to the engineers family son who has stories to tell of that fated flight which his father relayed to him. Hi Hugh, yeah thats lovely. Beth, could you get in touch with me? Because of the rough terrain and low visibility, it took rescuers a long time to reach the crash site. Crew bailed out safely. Have you contacted the Neatishead Museum in Norfolk? Im eager to hear from you again. 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. Have you ever seen the wreckage or heard stories about this particular crash? I am sure every USAAF crash site was photographed. Good of you to provide the crew details. Two other Ju 88s crashed in separate incidents at 1:37 and 1:45 am. Tantalisingly I was offer info and pics from a local but they never materialised after the death of the locals brother. Do you knowis Park Farm an actual farm, a park, or a village? va said records were water damaged so thy were no help. 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 know that it crashed close to a Canadian Army vehicle park which I have since found. A genealogist researching a family member killed in a plane crash will likely have the person's name and date of death, and probably a general location, such as the name of a town, or at least the state. Shows 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. Interesting to read that Sandy. During an investigation into the crash, officials determined the aircraft had left Colorado Springs between 9:30 and 10 a.m. that morning. Or maybe as a general enquiry, ask someone here at the Coroners Society. It is supposed to be on a farm in the area of Hotham and North Cave in Yorkshire. Bomber crash in the village of Wellington Heath in Herefordshire in 1942-43. Roger Bean, Hi Roger. Hi Roger (Donald something) As they got there, the fuel eventually ran out. 3 of the crew were killed in the crash: I recently gained permission to search some farm land between Whetstone & Littlethorpe. 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. The circumstances of each of those crashes are described in my book, which draws on eyewitness accounts and primary sources from both sides.". Hi Richard, Thanks for your efforts much appreciated, as a police officer done many duties at Madingly, very impressive place. Im very careful when I dig . Click and drag to move the map around. These sites are not protected in any way but anyone finding items would have the sense and good manners to inform the local RAF base and let them take it from there, easiest way around that. Best of luck with your researches, hope to hear more. I am so grateful that Im nearly at a loss for words. Lt Stewart Barnes, co-pilot, killed Above; Crash site of RB-29A 'Over-Exposed!' on Bleaklow. I researched this years ago. Historic England is working with a number of HERs and volunteer groups to record the accurate locations of crash sites. Can I help? Would any one have any info on a B-17 that came down and crashed landed near curry wood Halstead kent. 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. Sgt Donald L. Moore, right waist gunner, killed Public Tags. 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. Flights MZ633 and N1687 collided mid air during unauthorised flying formation. Stanhoe residents are invited to a heart-stopper social evening. Here, a party from 49 MU drags sections of a crashed aircraft across a Kent hop field. 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. 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. 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. He provides a rough grid reference for the crash site; NY521371. All crew were killed. Footnote 1] Have a brother who lives in Costessey Michael Wright [ I was adopted ] ever come across him ? There were two explosions as the aircraft began to disintegrate in the air and a third as it hit the ground. i remember during the war, a welington , orlancaster , crashing into houses on wold rd hull, the pilot was a corpaeral, aparantly he didnt pass ro be a pilot, and this night , he took the lane up , on his own, my father was a fire man , off duty, but he was the first to turn off the gas in the houses , and get the pilot out unfortunatly he was dead, , when the fire engine arrived, the cheef balled my father out for not waiting, i remember it all so well, i am now 88, i lived at 360 wld rd nearly oposit, the plane was from leckonfield. The details you have provided dont match anything in The Mighty eighth War Diary book. Hi Paul, I had starred it so I would be certain to get back to it, but you see how effective that was. Maybe it was a Wellington, or a Whitley bomber. The Manchester went down. what aircraft it was and if the crew survived. 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. The Lost King (12A) (Drama/History) is showing in Stanhoe on Friday 27 January at 7.30 pm. If you find out any more you can add it here and then there will at least be a source of info for anyone else looking for it. Kind regards. Hi there. 6 miles round trip on rough trail, 3,000 feet elevation gain. I have looked up the Walcott crash and I should be more than pleased to see if I can find more info. Hi Sandy, The Benzett ALG airstrip was established in 1943 and first used by Spitfire IX's of No.122 Squadron followed by squadrons to combat flying . Just read your threds on the Plumpton Wellington L7857 crash site. http://www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk/390th-bomb-group/interesting-information-and-facts/. Good luck with your research and I will Keep Lt Reed in mind when I am doing work ok on my Shazam project Best of luck in your research. Hi Geoff, have you seen this? A further shed was added to the site and a range of non-rigid airships designed and constructed. Though you cant see the cemetery in this view you will get an idea of the country your uncle flew over during the war. Further information required please. 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. As is often the case, we left it too late to check out what he was saying. On this channel you'll find historic and educational videos from the 1900s. David AP, remember as a lad finding a canopy of either a spitfire or hurricane on spare land between clifton,the irwell and agecroft collery in manchester,never did find out which it was and i think its been dug up 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. it was near Gainsborough? 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. since dad was assigned to different crews when their gunner was unable to fly cant really find imformation. If you wanted to send me an email to jroy1e@me.com &/or WhatsApp me on +44 (0)7753252946 I can then send you what I have. Plane crash map Locate crash sites, wreckage and more. Cheshire. If I cant, maybe someone else can shed light on it? 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