What a coincidence that you remember him. I'm hoping to update PlaneCrashMap.com with some of the features of the new . Pilot Fl.Lt. The info I have is that Uncle Roy died April 21, 1944. I also wonder if there is any coronial information you might be able to access from the local authority? Ive got quite a few bits & bobs that you may be interested in. Hi Fred, thank you for sharing your memories of that night with us. Use the slider or your mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out. 1st Lt Leo F. Baumann Pilot Bomber crash at the village of Wellington Heath in Herefordshire in 1943. 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. I found what looks like a latch handle that has a plastic grommit attached, and the grommit has Wellington Regd moulded into it. This interactive image was created with ThingLink. This is bound to be a typo, as Hoxne is over 60 miles from Glatton, which was the bomb groups base. Several of crew were killed. The five Australians were buried in the Cambridge City Cemetery and the other two were taken to their home towns. 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? in service at Halstead Place in the early nineteenth century. Roger. I lived there from 1955 70 and small pieces of aircraft were constantly being unearthed when the field just opposite the farm entrance was ploughed. 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. Your memory of the exact spot is interesting, but I have not been able to find any air crashes at Holmes Chapel from around that time. The details you have provided dont match anything in The Mighty eighth War Diary book. Of the latter, nearly 200 crash sites were relocated and identified. The man is holding up part of the tail section. Does anyone know about a P38 that crashed in Water Lane, Cobham, Surrey on 16th March 1944? Her 98th birthday is today June 6, and her funeral is tomorrow. Some small fragments, showing signs of burning can be found amongst the heather at the site. that particulair night. Cheshire. I was wondering by any chance does anyone know of any photographs (old or new) of the crash site/remains? 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 published my husbands time in the RAF ground crew during WW2. Date of crash/deaths is 29 April 1943. I just replied to Mike above, and I would gladly pose those same questions to you. They were all temporarily buried at the temporary cemetery in Cambridge, and 3 from this crew remain here in the permanent cemetery, 4 including SSgt Logan were repatriated back to the United States. He was someone I saw when I was staying in Knockholt. Thanks. Ill have a look Gary, see if I can find anything. Was Flight Sergeant Denny a relative? Source Material The main source material used for the maps were the St Margaret's ARP Log books, transcribed by our Hon. 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. http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-110/NJG1-Schnaufer.html. He did a lot of coppicing in that area and had woodland in Halstead. Finally pinned down KG76 Dornier Do17 F1+AT (15 Sep 1940) crash location and snaps taken. Crash Cause: Target / Mission: Crash Area - Location: -. on 27.8.1944 at 04.05 in Albemarle V1782, F/S A.H.Busbridge (Pilot) It looks like your uncle was the pilot of Lancaster ME323 which was shot down at eight minutes past one on the morning of 4 March 1945. 5 lives lost + 1 seriously injured. We only wish to map the site and dig a series of 1mx1mx1m test pits. Any help would be most greatly appreciated. When you click the 'Print' button below, a PDF version of the current map will be produced. va said records were water damaged so thy were no help. Thank you so much. I was an evacuee staying on a farm close to Silian. Lauren Girgis. 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. Reg Ds827 Feb/5/1944 In some small way its comforting to see the area where he must have flown many times. It crashed in the area that is Woodstock When my grandfather, Rev. Does anyone know of the crash site of my uncle. At the last minute Marham hearing an intruder was in the area turned off the landing lights. 1939-40 1941 1942 1943 1944-5 A composite 1939-45 map. Learn how to create your own. Below; photo from the 457 Bomb Group Association showing some of the wreckage. Pilot Warrant Oficer W L McGowan and all crew were ok. See fuller details in Where the Lysanders Were .. (the story of Sawbridgeworths airfields) by Paul A Doyle, ISBN 0 9525624 0 5, Trying to find the exact site of crash landing of Lancaster R5905 24/9/42 near madum Denmark? Hi, I am a metal detectorist in Whetstone, Leicester. Best of luck in your research. 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. She and Geoffrey went to services at Knockholt Parish Church regularly. Thanks. Required fields are marked *. If you were to post your query in the general forum on RAF Commands website, I am sure someone there will help you. K.J.Shay Judging by the empty hop garden and the warm clothing this is either very early in 1940 or much later in the year Have been to 306th Museum but no details held. Tantalisingly I was offer info and pics from a local but they never materialised after the death of the locals brother. 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. 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. Crew were, Hailey, Sindrey, Barton and Surtees all RAFVR 218 (Gold Coast) Sdn. 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! have picture of dad with lt. Harold saviers crew,305thbomb group,365th squad,40th wing,1st bomb div,chelverston. Couldnt see this one listed, which RAF Brize Norton has just had on their FB page 27th Aug 20: https://bit.ly/3jnkhfQ. Sad to read of your mums recent passing. But there seems to be some doubt about this Wittering crash. Good luck to you all in your searches. Alternatively I could sent it to you via WhatsApp &/or give you a bell if that works for you? The official report states ''This a/c No.3 in a tail chase was seen to commence to pull out from a dive. My father Cpl JR Matthews ran along the adjacent railway(Fraserborough to St Coombs)opened the hatch and pulled out the bewildered pilot. 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. I thought you might enjoy a different take on a crashlanding site and how its flying along now. American plane coming into mendlesham airfield was shot down by following German plane. Would any one have any info on a B-17 that came down and crashed landed near curry wood Halstead kent. regards Bill, Hi again Steve Done a bit more checking and the only place I can find with info is peakdistrictaircrashes and the reference to Robert takes some finding but it is there. I understand the crew all survived although my Father had a broken 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. F/S W.F.Insley Two Polish pilots on a flying exercise, long after taking off from Usworth, near Sunderland, flew through the cloud and hit the south end of Slight Side near Scafell. Sorry, I have not been able to identify this crash, Im afraid. 04 Aug 2013: Cessna 182P: Stanwood, WA. I have visited the site, although theres nothing to indicate there has been a crash with nothing on the surface. A further shed was added to the site and a range of non-rigid airships designed and constructed. The day before WW2 started, Saturday Sept 2nd, 1939, I was evacuated to Milton Street, Maidstone in Kent. Regards Hi Joe, Hi Steve, I have looked in the books I own but can find no reference to it. Also whether or not the truck driver was full or empty. He was killed testing this aircraft on 18 April 1944 having taken off from an airfield near Salisbury heading for a dive bombing range. For my part I feel most of the wreckage was recovered and what is left are clear up debris pits. 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. What great work being done here. Two small ceremonies at the two sites where ten of the Brits were killed. The pertinent part of the letter is as follows: Please see below the information that we have on the crash which involved SSgt Logan. 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. His name is flight sergent robert sidney brothwell raf 1238487. My grandfather, Anthony Hunter, was on the flight and I would like to visit the site. Google search Lancaster ME323 to find more. From looking at what records were available of USAAF raids at that approx date (In ? This information means a great deal to me. Crashed Great Dunmow En route to RAF Witchford. Any other information would be greatly appreciated. Forgot to say crash site was in the village of Wetheringsett, Suffolk. David White. Print map. I used to watch dive bombers practicing on the spur of sand that extended from Tentsmuir. 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.. The circumstances of each of those crashes are described in my book, which draws on eyewitness accounts and primary sources from both sides.". 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. The watches on the bodies of those aboard had all stopped at 10:10 a.m. Had the glider still been attached the sudden dive/spin of the tug would have broken the Waco in half. Any further background on it? 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? Youve provided me with a wealth of information, and Im eager to go through it more thoroughly. As is often the case, we left it too late to check out what he was saying. Do you know what they did with them? Ive done a bit of checking and it seems he was a navigator with RAFVR and fell out of a Whitely at 1400ft in the peak district of Derbyshire while attached to 81 OTU at Ashbourne. Do you have any details of this crash?. Crash Sites Messerschmitt Bf 110. I think he crashed in chorley . Colgates is very different to what I remember a farming residence but is now much upgraded. Kind Regards If you google Robert Double RAF 175954 you will see the info. Debi Hartley, 51, was on a casual walk with her partner Graham Holden, 54, and their dog Bonnie when they made the "one in a million" discovery. Hi Derek, thank you for your enquiry. Very happy to share what Ive got with you. I have certainly found a lot of aluminium pieces scattered all over the field. would there not have been an official (though not public) inquiry after the event? We would love to finish and tell the whole story. Photo from this page; The grid reference is SJ764674, just North of the A535 and East of the A50. Ive gone through what lists I have (which are far from being complete), looked through Eyes of the Night by Bamford & Collier (the book provides a lot of detail about RAF Cranage) and have looked up the air crashes listed on my page about RAF Cranage. View all planes linked to locations in Scotland ? I was in the ATC at Hooton Park which was our private playground as kids. Thank you. Hi Joe, this is not one I have documented. All crew were killed. Anyway, I have digressed away from the point of this site but it is interesting to catch up with people associated with the area. WWII crash sites to be surveyed. Yes, thanks David. Hope you can help. MineralResourceMap.com. They were returning from an attack on Germany (Cologne?) Maybe it was a Wellington, or a Whitley bomber. But there is more out there about this if you want to look for it. Republic P-47C Thunderbolt 41-6246 on Aran Fawddwy. Thank you William Baker. NEW KENT This Thursday marks the 71st anniversary of one of the most tragic, yet mysterious plane crashes in New Kent County history. Four of the crew were able to bail out and survived. Im eager to keep going. Historic England is working with a number of HERs and volunteer groups to record the accurate locations of crash sites. on 13 Aug 44 near Wasserliesch, SW of Trier. Roger, [] View USAAF crash sites gallery here [], Your email address will not be published. Maybe. 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. Frank Towler and I reached the plane, the guns had been removed. 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). Sorry to be a bit vague on this one, I cant even recall the aircraft serial or unit. Any information you may have I would be pleased to receive. Any chance this could have been a Spitfire with a Canadian pilot who crashed near combe, Woodstock? what aircraft it was and if the crew survived. Comes to light. The name of your brother is familiar to me but I dont think I knew him. I was serving as a wren air mechanic at RNAS Donibristlein the summer of 1944 when I witnessed aplane , possibly a Barracuda Use the slider or your mouse scroll wheelto zoom in and out. Im trying to locate the site of a B17 crash in West Norfolk. 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 ? Hi John, sorry for the late reply. who were killed near this site I work for the local council and would seek to put some sort of memorial up should it be located on the part of the heath that we manage. Looking for information for a crashed plane in the area of stocking farm mowacre hill Beaumont leys, in Leicester, what I have to go on is that it was a Wellington with American crew around about April 1942 theres always been rumours of a crash but no evidence Ive seen, hoping to share the details with a local site to put rumours to rest, any help be appreciated thanks. The skipper of the boat we used to dive with found it when he was fishing and caught his nets in it. Richard. Footnote 1] Have a brother who lives in Costessey Michael Wright [ I was adopted ] ever come across him ? Posted on 16 December 2021 - 7:39 pm by . And but seconds after the whole crew jumped exploded in mid-air. P-38 Lightning 42-67207. Hi Mik, thanks for the info, very interesting, I didnt know any of that. My Uncle and Aunt, Geoffrey and Mollie Pain, and I lived at Edgehill Stonehouse Road,Halstead, 1954 1968. This was apparently a bullseye sortie that went badly wrong. The plane was returning from a raid on the Karlsruhe railway marshalling yards. A Plane Crash in Maidstone. Anything would be most appreciated. The problem is I dont know exactly where it is. Maybe they were Canadian! He provides a rough grid reference for the crash site; NY521371. Have you contacted the Neatishead Museum in Norfolk? See map. Thank you Im also hoping to find a more accurate crash site for this aircraft. August 21, 2016 at 11:03 pm. 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). Ian, Ian I have contacted the LA and have a copy of FE Kraemers death certificate as a starting point but further investigation concluded that there was not a coroners report. Thanks for adding that Joe. Info on this can be found here http://aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/styled-5/styled-10/styled-269/index.html Thank you . Thank you again so much for responding! "It gives you a buzz of excitement, because we . My great uncle was navigator. Researchers in Germany are investigating the loss of RAF Lancaster PB209, 156 Pathfinder Squad. 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? Hiim looking for the exact location crash site of Stirling Lk116. It appears to be quite new as it is not on Google street views. Other times such the as the request about the P-47 above searches all end up pointing to the same very limited resource. Still unearthing bits of plane from around crash site but would like to know exact crash site if possible and any photos. The site is on the west side of Brown Rigg roughly at Hurst grid ref, a path goes through the site. TWA Flight 260 Crash Site Albuquerque, New Mexico. Will also have a think about where else you might be able to find the information you need. I can find no reports of any crashes here. This was to get new aircraft away from the factory before they were delivered to their squadrons. http://www.fredtrendle.de/images/pdf/Buchauszug-Februar-1944-Nacht.pdf (Page 213). But I cannot find a list of the crew. I am going to the American Cemetery at Madingley this coming weekend and I hope they may be able to suggest where they might be obtained. I will take a look but its not my neck of the woods really. Regards 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. Crash Sites De Havilland Mosquito. Hover over a marker for more information. Cheers, Still searching in hope of finding more accurate location and any possible pictures of crew or plane Wellington DV936, 15 OTU. And heard talk of Douglas Blundell, and the people who lived at Colgates. 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. Plane stalled on approach. The work of the 'wreckologists' who dig up crashed World War II aircraft. Used to work not that far from you at Heathrow. Richard. Ten aircrew died, including my uncle. Registration No L6290. Thank you Andy, Hi Andy, sorry for late reply, have just returned from holiday. Crash site of USAAF P51B Mustang 43-12419 on Rooley Moor. 2] Was a police officer in Cambs, Cambridge area, duty at Peterborough Football Club many times I retired in 95. She married a Packman from Knockholt. I recently gained permission to search some farm land between Whetstone & Littlethorpe. Lancaster ND820, At the request of a local farmer in Norfolk I have located where some of the remains of EE105 Lancaster lies. The database has information on over 300,000 sites around the world. Just read your threds on the Plumpton Wellington L7857 crash site. 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 is not unlikely as there were a number of aircraft which crashed taking off and landing at RAF Cranage. Accident-Report.com Do the same as above. I could have searched for many more years and not found the wonderful sources you did. I currently have your uncles flying log book and other bits in my collection. Also B24 at cow roast nr Tring Herts 1944. I have googled for any crashes logged in the area but I cant find anything. Best wishes, The Manchester went down. II / # LL701 / Operation Schweinfurt / Cause unknown / Crash in the North Sea / Flight Lieutenant James Clement Hornby / 7 missing. Crashsites. Expand. Your father worked in the woods at Randles Lane,and my aunt told me his name. Sgt Donald L. Moore, right waist gunner, killed I cant thank you enough. Princess Risborough. Aside from this 36 then no. Dr Wigram was our GP. The Manchester went down. His godson still lives in Curry Wood Gerald Brooks another well known and long-established Halstead family. See map. Halifax DT581, Hoar Side Moor, Todmorden. Campbell made a crash landing upon returning to base. Archivist . Crash Sites Avro Lancaster. It even listed his rank and squadron number (748). Barry. Further information required please. This has taken nearly 18 months and was a challenge to say the least compared to the other German crash in the Parish. Early next month, the family of our B17s tailgunner will be getting their historic cartridge, in a cheery ceremony at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12924. If you have any photos, it would be good to add them here. Just came across your website.Park Farm, Hoxne. My Uncle Jack Anderson, who was a TEC 5 appears to have died in that same crash. A further airship station was established at Capel-le-Ferne near Folkestone to carry out anti-submarine patrols. Click on this link to open the PDF so that you can print or save it. Does anybody know of any record of a B17 stationed at Parham crashing near Framlington Castle? 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. Hi 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. 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. I am looking into a crash that occurred during WW2 that happened near Kirkham village. In this short video the pilot refers to it at about one and a half minutes in and we do a fly past. It is part of the only complete Halifax Mk3. I have investigated the crash files but I am unable to find any information concerning this particular crash. The crash was at Blewbury Hill Didcot. They recently published an article about a Lancaster that crashed at Scraptoft. Roger Bean, Hi Roger. Hi Barry, many thanks for getting in touch .. delighted to make your acquaintance. Halifax Bomber MKII crashed in isle of Harris on 9th April 1945 i can find no record of this on any site .please advise. That is a fascinating story Paul. Sorry report isnt that clear but cant identify it from your site info, http://www.mapperleyhistory.com/History_Pages/Wellington-Dedication-A5.html. The result was that the Albemarles port wing stalled and she dived vertically into the ground. Does anyone have any information regarding the collision of two Lancasters, just outside Waltham airfield, on Black Thursday? I have been trying to find information for him but keep drawing a blank. By 03 Nov, 2020 Uncategorized. The two planes, a Hawker Hurricane Mk.I V6565 and V7742 hit the ground on 12th August 1941 and . Where is the Bleaklow Bomber plane crash site? In short, if you wanted to reply to my email address I can send it all over to you. 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. . It is supposed to be on a farm in the area of Hotham and North Cave in Yorkshire. Sarah. 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. It was pointing north. 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. Click and drag to move the map around. 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. So many names from the past! Student . Obviously, I dont check my email daily, but Ill try to be better now. Ian. Fantastic. 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. 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? I have shown some photos of possibley that aircraft. 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