My father grew up in Hoxne, Suffolk and I still live in the area. (Donald something) Hi Roger Bean Photo from this page; I understand the crew all survived although my Father had a broken Not come across any photos of him yet. I was in the ATC at Hooton Park which was our private playground as kids. aircraft that crashed into the sea off the north Wales coast during World war 2. Sorry to be a bit vague on this one, I cant even recall the aircraft serial or unit. Here, a party from 49 MU drags sections of a crashed aircraft across a Kent hop field. I visited Halstead on Thursday by bus. Thank you for your email earlier in the year. 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. Im also hoping to find a more accurate crash site for this aircraft. Best wishes Registration No L6290. when I visit the Forum. Thanks. It was well maintained being part of the city square. C-49j military cargo plane. Sgt James C. Hilty, ball turret gunner, survived The pilot tried to recover too fast, causing too much stress on the tail section which broke off at the tail wheel. 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. Excavation in December 1944 of crash site of C-47 Skytrain at Denali National Park. As is often the case, we left it too late to check out what he was saying. The problem is I dont know exactly where it is. He was a SSGT in the 748 USAAF Bomb Squadron. 6 miles round trip on rough trail, 3,000 feet elevation gain. Learn how to create your own. Thats him! Danish coasts.. total of 22 aircraft were lost thats all i know .. Thanks for your replyI obtained all my pics and info from web site B24.net a very good site. British, German and American plane crash sites are also marked. Flt Sgt Denny was the only son in the family with 3 sisters still surviving out of 4. Any information please, his family are trying to find out about it. It was pointing north. The pertinent part of the letter is as follows: Please see below the information that we have on the crash which involved SSgt Logan. Any chance this could have been a Spitfire with a Canadian pilot who crashed near combe, Woodstock? Hi Beth. 36 then no. See details: See map: N31HM. And heard talk of Douglas Blundell, and the people who lived at Colgates. Sarah! He says the crash site presents a large discoloured patch of soil following the fire as the Wellington was still carrying its bombs, apparently? The inquest heard Palmer, who researches crash sites from the second world war, contacted police at 10am on 26 June last year. I thought perhaps this crash occurred in an area that is far more populated now, and therefore, it may have been moved? Hi Richard, Made contact with Stan Bishop, the only info he has is what I have Im eager to hear from you again. It was possible for me aged 5 to walk on the wing roots. I found what looks like a latch handle that has a plastic grommit attached, and the grommit has Wellington Regd moulded into it. Roger. Sgt John P. Medica, tail gunner, survived. Roger, [] View USAAF crash sites gallery here [], Your email address will not be published. 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 published my husbands time in the RAF ground crew during WW2. And you said there are many local stories about the crash? Ian. Has any body got any ideas? I have been trying to find information for him but keep drawing a blank. 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. That part of the country is not the geographical area I usually cover, but I will take a look at the resources and books I have this evening and will get back to you if I find anything. -Theo Boiten Nachtjagd War Diaries book. The five Australians were buried in the Cambridge City Cemetery and the other two were taken to their home towns. Several of crew were killed. And but seconds after the whole crew jumped exploded in mid-air. Crash Sites Curtiss C-46 Commando. 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. google location map; maps. The pilot was in turn shot down over the channel but was picked up off the German coast. Im going to write an email to the MOD as I could be breaking the law by collecting bits. But there is more out there about this if you want to look for it. There were two explosions as the aircraft began to disintegrate in the air and a third as it hit the ground. 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. Click and drag to move the map around. 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. Does anyone have info on the crash of an Albemarle in the fields just below the Westbury White Horse in Wiltshire. Barry. One B17 certainly crashed at Home Farm Hoxne. Pilot Fl.Lt. I am a relation of a crew member located in Australia. Good of you to provide the crew details. Im not the William Hughes from Ticknall hes an imposter pinched my ID. Alternatively I could sent it to you via WhatsApp &/or give you a bell if that works for you? The pilot flying blind bailed out at low level 3 miles out. I dont think this is the correct place because your dates are different, but Im looking for more information about the crash where my great uncle lost his life, and I really dont know where else to look. 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. Thank you Andy, Hi Andy, sorry for late reply, have just returned from holiday. WWII crash sites to be surveyed. Thanks Beth. Sorry I didnt mention this before. Hi Joe, excited to hear you know John Hargreaves daughter. Thank you very much for responding to my inquiry. WW2 Allied Aircraft Crashes in The Netherlands, North Sea & English Channel. The American Air Museum in Britain has a different listing. Martin here. 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. http://www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk/390th-bomb-group/interesting-information-and-facts/. 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!! Regards 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. Lt Owen B. Coffman, pilot, killed. I dont know of that one sorry, but maybe someone else on here might be able to provide some infor for you. Once the process is complete, a link to the document entitled 'Printout' will be displayed. Richard. Lauren Girgis. I would most especially love to know the names of the three survivors, though they may be gone now. Translation: This is all the info I have and as you can see Im not as sure on some of it. Crash Sites Avro Lancaster. The notes with each map have been prepared by Alan and Clive The six maps are dated as follows. 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. Im sure you notice the changes in that area. I am researching Shazam on behalf of the Costessey Memories Group which is attached to the Costessey general library. 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 ? Im trying to locate the site of a B17 crash in West Norfolk. I've put it on a map, similar to PlaneCrashMap here, and have used what I've learned on this site to make it more easy to use and quicker, despite the larger data source used. 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. Thank you. Hi, I am a metal detectorist in Whetstone, Leicester. And but seconds after the whole crew jumped exploded in mid-air. Thanks to former Stanhoe resident Arthur Walker for most of the information on these crash sites. I will take a look but its not my neck of the woods really. To Sarah Rushen http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z9471. Hi Matt, From Bomber county aviation resource are these details; Ottersum - Limburg. In the summer holidays in 1943 a Lancaster came down at night near Hamstreet. Bill. Crew bailed out safely. How do I obtain crash site reports from the date August 1943 which may or may not show the extent of what or was not recovered. On Facebook.com/ukthanksgivingfield has some additions. Regards Mike Farley. His aircraft took off from Glatton at 14:19 hrs on an operational mission. Very happy to share it with you if you wanted it? any help appreciated. 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. Home; Map of crashes; List by state; About; Washington fatal crashes (1183) View all crashes on a map. I doubt your Spitfire was involved in enemy action in my own opinion it could have been an ATA crash. https://aircrewremembrancesociety3.com/Aircraft-Losses/USAAF-Losses/U.S.A.A.F.Losses-1943/page-49/ Jonathan. 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. I think it was called Hudds Hill? 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. The website has a good list of links to other websites. 1. This was all in a 10 day trip to Denmark in 2018 which my wife and I greatly enjoyed. A highly decorated pilot returned to the uk 3 months later and was shot down and killed over Kent . One of the most prominent aircraft crash sites can be discovered from Wasdale Head. 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. Im afraid I have nothing on that one Roger, maybe someone else has? The plaque is by the entrance to Mill Farm at 514347.8N, 13442.1W and reads: In Memory Of I am sure every USAAF crash site was photographed. [1] [2] The crash killed 14 of 15 passengers and crew, including Prince George, Duke of Kent, who was on duty . They recently published an article about a Lancaster that crashed at Scraptoft. Frederick Fraser. Crashed Great Dunmow En route to RAF Witchford. Hi Roger They were later identified as Flying Officer Thomas and his crew who were overdue from a cross country navigation exercise.. 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. Superfortress 44-61999 Over-Exposed! air crash site on Bleaklow, Aviation Archeological Research and Investigation, https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945O.htm, http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12924, http://www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk/390th-bomb-group/interesting-information-and-facts/, https://aircrewremembrancesociety3.com/Aircraft-Losses/USAAF-Losses/U.S.A.A.F.Losses-1943/page-49/, All photos and text are aircrashsites.co.uk unless otherwise stated. Although it notes that Sergeant Logan was one of the fatalities, it lists the 3 survivors as including a radio operator called Lloyd Larson and yet makes no mention of Lt Peacock. 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. Richard. But I cannot find a list of the crew. They might assist you in finding more information. Is there anyone out there who may have more information about this particular incident? I did find two pictures of Alfred 11 but there were no photos of the crash site. 3 of the crew were killed in the crash: 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? Re; B-24 crash Swansea, South Wales area. Showing images tagged with WW2 Aircraft Crash Site tag. August 21, 2016 at 11:03 pm. Obviously, I dont check my email daily, but Ill try to be better now. Public Tags. Maybe. I have been trying to find information of an aircraft crash during WW2 some time in Westbury Wiltshire. on 27.8.1944 at 04.05 in Albemarle V1782, F/S A.H.Busbridge (Pilot) Best regards The footage of you flying was terrific as well. Id love to hear from you. It was raining hard that night. de Havilland Tiger Moth T6464, Saddleworth. Would you happen to know the name of the landholder where you found the pieces of the plane? However I am afraid she was unable to add to the info I have about about Shazam nor did she have any suggestions as to where any photos may be obtained in regards the crash of Alfred 11. already, no pictures. Do you live in this area now? We like to do research in depth. I found a detailed reference to 42-3351 though there are not many! 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. My ancestor Sarah Atkins is no known relative of the Burnaby Atkinses who have a large memorial tombslab in the churchyard. Somewhere we have documentary evidence. A NEW digital map has painstakingly recorded all the bombs that fell on Britain during World War II. Any help would be most greatly appreciated. These mention that Lancster LL701 went down in the North Sea. 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? You live in a very nice part of the Norfolk coast.I am a Norfolk Dumpling myself although I now live in exile at Peterborough. Your uncle is mentioned in the reference to ME323 under the British losses section. Print map. 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 . 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. The crash reports are on Forms 1180 but I doubt they would record the information you require? 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. 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. Wasnt Halstead Place owned/built by Barnaby Atkins? have paperwork and two oakclusters but cant decipher without plane or crewnames the missions he flew dads name William f. Ireland . I daresay you have already done this. I recently gained permission to search some farm land between Whetstone & Littlethorpe. 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. There are plans to recover the plane and the bodies in 2012. Also, I spoke with John Vardys daughter this afternoon, so it looks like 3 families are now joined up. A further shed was added to the site and a range of non-rigid airships designed and constructed. But anyway it is on the corner of Back Street and St Peters Close in the village. Though you cant see the cemetery in this view you will get an idea of the country your uncle flew over during the war. Hello Richard, 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. Denmark in 2018 which my wife and i still live in exile Peterborough. 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