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. 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. 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. google location map; maps. I will take a look and let you know if I find anything. Thank you. It appears to be quite new as it is not on Google street views. Hi Barry, many thanks for getting in touch .. delighted to make your acquaintance. 5 lives lost + 1 seriously injured. During the war a stricken plane was coming in to land at Parham Suffolk and crashed just short of the runway. In the Luftwaffe crash sites section of this website is the memorial to what is alleged to be the last Luftwaffe aircraft shot down in England during this raid. The crashed planes were photographed and cataloged and then removed, here are 22 of the best images we could find! Beth, could you get in touch with me? Click on a location name to go to the location page, or click on the coordinates to go to the map. 122 . The name of your brother is familiar to me but I dont think I knew him. Ian. Do take a look at the comments section, there is quite a lot of info people have added about air crashes in the area (link below). It was sad to hear of his death. Takeoff Date: Crew Status: Crash Date: From Bomber county aviation resource are these details; My brother and I visited a plane crash site one evening in 1942. Sgt. Have found following info: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/43-38919/, This is a british site and the link has a photo of the aircraft in question. See map. Lt Owen B. Coffman, pilot, killed. The B-17 is owned . va said records were water damaged so thy were no help. If ever I get down that part of the country I shall try to pin down the exact spot and add a photo of it. shop at Park Corner which now sells logs and venison). Nachtjagdgeschwader 3, was the last Axis aircraft to crash on British soil during World War II. Apparently two Lancasters, ME323 and PB476 of 12 Squadron were on training flights when shot down by Luftwaffe Junkers 88s. I just replied to Mike above, and I would gladly pose those same questions to you. 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. Seeking any official details of wreckage site, location, photos. I have been searching for an aircraft crash that occurred in 1943-4 in Holmes Chapel (Church Hulme, Cheshire. Hi. So many names from the past! If I cant, maybe someone else can shed light on it? Open full screen to view more. "It gives you a buzz of excitement, because we . Maybe. Three months after his crash the plane was withdrawn from service. Crashing somewhere near Wittering. Crash Sites Messerschmitt Bf 110. I forgot precisely where it was but if you know what I mean please let me know. While there are several ways to get to the crash site, the easiest is via the Snake Pass walk. There is a link to the wikipedia page about this raid below. Very happy to share what Ive got with you. Ian, Hi 2nd Lt Edward T. Dunne Co-Pilot We often played in the Spitfire that was left in one of the hangars at Hooton. Obviously, I dont check my email daily, but Ill try to be better now. . It crashed by the river chelmer great dunmow 20/3/1945. 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. I believe it was an Oxford I. Kind regards. Any information will be gratefull received. Im researching its history. SAMANTHA HEALY. Also B24 at cow roast nr Tring Herts 1944. I would appreciate any information which might help me in my search. http://www.fredtrendle.de/images/pdf/Buchauszug-Februar-1944-Nacht.pdf (Page 213). The skipper of the boat we used to dive with found it when he was fishing and caught his nets in it. Is there anyone out there who may have more information about this particular incident? 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. Tantalisingly I was offer info and pics from a local but they never materialised after the death of the locals brother. that particulair night. Sgt. Ian. Accident-Report.com Do the same as above. Im afraid I dont know Stonehouse Road very well. For the Achterhoek region, the AVOG's Crash Museum at Lievelde, The Netherlands, might be a source of information. It says in one link that it was a daytime flight, but the time-stamp elsewhere is 23:48, which suggests night to me. I am unsure as to quite what info you have already but the details here were found on the internet. I daresay you have already done this. I have since found out that Uncle Bills accident was on 8t h Oct 1941 he was in 15 OTU. Sgt John P. Medica, tail gunner, survived. I remember the exceedingly brave firemen breaking into the blazing fuselarge armed with axes in an attempt to save there colleagues. Two other Ju 88s crashed in separate incidents at 1:37 and 1:45 am. The info I have is that Uncle Roy died April 21, 1944. 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. Archivist . Footnote 1] Have a brother who lives in Costessey Michael Wright [ I was adopted ] ever come across him ? Im also hoping to find a more accurate crash site for this aircraft. British, German and American plane crash sites are also marked. Hi Matt, This may be the same crash. Excavation in December 1944 of crash site of C-47 Skytrain at Denali National Park. what aircraft it was and if the crew survived. 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. Expect they will be better placed to help with your query. Would you have anything on this. WW2 fighter pilots used their airborne skills to tip V1 Flying Bombs out of the sky to bring them down. 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. 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. Numerous aircraft parts have been recovered by metal detection and some witnesses have come forward. Hurst says that a machine gun was found at the site in 1973. Crashing somewhere near Wittering, 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 respected friend Thomas C. Stanley MBE of Liverpool, ex-crew member of Manchester L7518. Ive got quite a few bits & bobs that you may be interested in. The farmer told me he believed a Spitfire had crashed on the site. 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. Hi Richard, Thanks for your efforts much appreciated, as a police officer done many duties at Madingly, very impressive place. Thank you, John. You could nonentheless contact the RAF Museum and ask them for some guidance? I think it was called Hudds Hill? 6 miles round trip on rough trail, 3,000 feet elevation gain. 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. Her 98th birthday is today June 6, and her funeral is tomorrow. Thank you so much. I am originally from Stowmarket Suffolk, now living in Australia but before we left there was a story that my great grandmother used to tell me about a RAF fighter that was shot down in a dog fight over their house, From what I remember the aircraft blow up with some of the pieces of the aircraft and some other not to mention fell in the backyard, My grandfather, Anthony Hunter, was on the flight and I would like to visit the site. Im sorry that I do not have more information to go with this story. Also looking into the other two RAf men buried at Ticknall and both were training accident victims. My aunt, W.H Pinfolds sister and I have search for years My Uncle Bill continue as a trainer for navigators, although he had an artificial leg, for the duration of the war. Best of luck in your research. already, no pictures. Lauren Girgis. Id have loved that as a kid. 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. Ian. Do you knowis Park Farm an actual farm, a park, or a village? This is the first time I have visited this site. USAAF B17 42-31581 at Edgworth, Lancashire. that particulair night. My research re 2nd Lt Reed is complete re the crash except for a pic of the crash scene, I have a ongoing enq in the States re a possible nephew which I am waiting on. 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. I no longer have any family members who can remember. 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