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I saw a picture of the headstone of his grave on findagrave.com. Where: Blodgett Peak When: Crashed in a cloud bank Feb. 23, 1943, en route from Pueblo to Denver Casualties: Two To get there: Climb Blodgett Peak, then descend 800 feet down the northwest ridge. It says in one link that it was a daytime flight, but the time-stamp elsewhere is 23:48, which suggests night to me. He did a lot of coppicing in that area and had woodland in Halstead. 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. Do you know where it may be currently? I just replied to Mike above, and I would gladly pose those same questions to you. Good of you to provide the crew details. Frederick Fraser. 04 Aug 2013: Cessna 182P: Stanwood, WA. I will try and find all the info and post it later Two small ceremonies at the two sites where ten of the Brits were killed. View all planes linked to locations in Scotland 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.. They were returning from an attack on Germany (Cologne?) and occupied by sheep. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945O.htm 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? Hi Is there any chance that you could send me any info you may have on this crash please? A further shed was added to the site and a range of non-rigid airships designed and constructed. Richard Storr, Thanks Richard for your time and efforts..please keep me informed. IX, NH356. 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 . Part of the hangar . Use the slider or your mouse scroll wheelto zoom in and out. I have been searching for an aircraft crash that occurred in 1943-4 in Holmes Chapel (Church Hulme, Cheshire. which crashed into a field killing the pilot and a wren radio mechanic who were on a t3st flight. My Uncle and Aunt, Geoffrey and Mollie Pain, and I lived at Edgehill Stonehouse Road,Halstead, 1954 1968. If you look on Google satellite maps, you can still make out the runways of what was RAF Blyton. This accident is documented, but I have not seen it listed in any air crash sites or even in any number of incident lists. From Bomber county aviation resource are these details; Thank you. A new map that plots every German air raid on the UK during World War Two has been released online. Sorry, I have not been able to identify this crash, Im afraid. Originally marked as lost with out a trace, new information was found according to German night fighter logs. Ive been asked to find the site where Lancaster ED835 crashed in May 1943 when returning, badly damaged, from a combat mission. Ian. Click the Satellite button for an aerial view. 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. Does anyone have any information regarding the collision of two Lancasters, just outside Waltham airfield, on Black Thursday? Looking at the ground rising beyond and the line of trees in the middle ground, the crash site may well be in the big field to the right of the farm, with this photo looking east. Colgates is very different to what I remember a farming residence but is now much upgraded. Sorry I didnt mention this before. His godson still lives in Curry Wood Gerald Brooks another well known and long-established Halstead family. As is often the case, we left it too late to check out what he was saying. 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. 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. Whos remains and war commissions grave is at Wymeswold cemetery He had so many stories about growing up there. 5 lives lost + 1 seriously injured. Richard. You state you have a fair amount of material re your crash would that include a pic of the crash site ? Google search Lancaster ME323 to find more. Just came across your website.Park Farm, Hoxne. Thanks Ian. Ammunition was flying everywhere. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z9471. 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. Regarding photos of crash sites there ought to be a central source but I understand that the official pictures of the Shazam crash have been lost and this may have happened to many others. It also suggests to me that there is no full and formal documentation of the crash, despite the loss of rather valuable aircrew. http://www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk/390th-bomb-group/interesting-information-and-facts/. . I know, isnt it strange how one link leads to another! Thanks for taking the time to respond to my initial inquiry. 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. The weather had been clear and calm and the pilot did not report any mechanical failure. Do you have any details of this crash?. I am unsure as to quite what info you have already but the details here were found on the internet. Hundreds of bombs fell on Kent during the Doodlebug Summer. 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. I have visited the site, although theres nothing to indicate there has been a crash with nothing on the surface. If you were to post your query in the general forum on RAF Commands website, I am sure someone there will help you. I found a detailed reference to 42-3351 though there are not many! 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. Could you please get in contact? I was wondering by any chance does anyone know of any photographs (old or new) of the crash site/remains? 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. Thanks. Oosterhout - North Brabant. From past experience I think you will have a problem if you dont have a diffinative date.There is a book on Amazon called fighter command losses but without a date you will need to read every entry. Any help would be most greatly appreciated. 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. My ancestor Sarah Atkins is no known relative of the Burnaby Atkinses who have a large memorial tombslab in the churchyard. Michelle. I know that it crashed close to a Canadian Army vehicle park which I have since found. All crew were killed. Can anyone tell me anything about a crew of 4 all killed and buried in a civilian cemetery Aadum, Denmark. Hi Derek, thank you for your enquiry. . 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. Maybe someone on here can help? Republic P-47C Thunderbolt 41-6246 on Aran Fawddwy. would like to see aplaque in remembrence .anybody any info? Its close to a river and is in a small wood. Do you have any info on B17 crash at Bovingdon herts 1942-3 on a weather check flight, Visited site years ago and found some parts. Details. Walton rang my aunt in Orpington, one night to say the plane had come down (hinT: Id be interested!). She and Geoffrey went to services at Knockholt Parish Church regularly. Sgt Morris R. Walker, left waist gunner, survived A body was also recovered from the wreckage. This link to a geograph page shows the location of the crash site and memorial on an Ordnance Survey map who were killed near this site It is supposed to be on a farm in the area of Hotham and North Cave in Yorkshire. Thanks for your comments Richard I have checked out that web site Honor the Fallen no trace of Lt Reed, so Ive messaged them asking why as he was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.Saw your Shazam site, any particular reason you are researching the Costessy crash? 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 ? Thank you. SAMANTHA HEALY. The pilot flying blind bailed out at low level 3 miles out. 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. Further information required please. I threw some away at first, but now Im bagging it all just in case. Without sounding sarcastic a name and possible sqn would be helpful. Id have loved that as a kid. On September 2, 1945, the last day of the war, a USMC Grumman F6F-5 crashed in Death Valley. They are eye-witness accounts of two crashes I witnessed. I have been trying to find information of an aircraft crash during WW2 some time in Westbury Wiltshire. I think he crashed in chorley . WW2 Allied Aircraft Crashes in The Netherlands, North Sea & English Channel. Following the Snake Pass, the hike up to the plane wreckage is around 2 miles (3.2km). My father told me about how he met my mother. Alternatively I could sent it to you via WhatsApp &/or give you a bell if that works for you? Other areas of the UK. Still unearthing bits of plane from around crash site but would like to know exact crash site if possible and any photos. Do you know if there was more than one plane that went down there? Thanks to former Stanhoe resident Arthur Walker for most of the information on these crash sites. See map. I understand the crew all survived although my Father had a broken Thats him! As far as I know (although Im no expert by any means) the nearest fighter operational bases near us were Kings Cliffe, Wittering and Ingham..Saying that it is possible some bomber bases had fighter squadrons as well. Is this site known to you and do you have any further information? Kind regards This is all the info I have and as you can see Im not as sure on some of it. Dave Stubley is one of hundreds of men and women across Britain who spend their free time finding out where the planes crashed, then digging them up. At present, have no details as to year/date of crash, aircraft type,unit or no of crew/casualties, so this may be a non-starter best consigned to realms of rumour. It was pointing north. Jonathan. I remember Mr Rushen, who coppiced the wood by Randles Lane. 115. Crash Sites Bell P-39 Airacobra. 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 Hope this helps and fills in some of the gaps! Bomber crash in the village of Wellington Heath in Herefordshire in 1942-43. Info on this can be found here http://aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/styled-5/styled-10/styled-269/index.html I have walked past it a few years ago so its also close to a public right of way. Ive not been able to find much else out about the incident andvthe family has no pictures of Sgt H M Holmes. would there not have been an official (though not public) inquiry after the event? Im trying to locate the site of a B17 crash in West Norfolk. de Havilland Tiger Moth T6464, Saddleworth. Can you confirm if this is the accident or give me any more details thank you. This is the pilot who shot down PB209. over the years think of them when i walk that way . 2nd Lt Edward T. Dunne Co-Pilot Im hoping if anyone knows of any details about this. Will have a look at what I have and let you know if I find anything James. Can I help? My father grew up in Hoxne, Suffolk and I still live in the area. Richard. The Manchester went down. Interesting to read that Sandy. Forced landing at RAC Club (Woodcote) after repelling attack on RAF Kenley. Sabre F4 XD712. Where might I find that info? Any other information would be greatly appreciated. His name is flight sergent robert sidney brothwell raf 1238487. 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. They were returning from an attack on Germany (Cologne?) 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. Ian. . 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. Ian. 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. Hello, The plane went down during a World War II bombing run, after it was hit by anti-aircraft fire. If so I know some one who has pieces of the plane. Hoxne and Park Farm on Ordnance Survey mapping. https://aircrewremembrancesociety3.com/Aircraft-Losses/USAAF-Losses/U.S.A.A.F.Losses-1943/page-49/ The exact date of this crash is unknown. 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. It was raining hard that night. shop at Park Corner which now sells logs and venison). I no longer have any family members who can remember. I saw the crash which was caused by the Waco on tow getting out of position and pulling the tail of the tug to starboard. I feel it is just a civil servant playing overly safe. Appledram Arlington (Hailsham) Ashdown Forest . Thank you very much for responding to my inquiry. 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. Also, I spoke with John Vardys daughter this afternoon, so it looks like 3 families are now joined up. Map of wartime aircraft crash sites. For those looking for downed aircraft information may I suggest looking at the below resources. These mention that Lancster LL701 went down in the North Sea. This interactive image was created with ThingLink. Hi Richard, Thanks for your efforts much appreciated, as a police officer done many duties at Madingly, very impressive place. Good luck with your research and I will Keep Lt Reed in mind when I am doing work ok on my Shazam project 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. Her 98th birthday is today June 6, and her funeral is tomorrow. 08 . 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. Best wishes 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. (RAF) / Avro Lancaster Mk. In the village of East Stockwith is a memorial to the crew. Im afraid I have nothing on that one Roger, maybe someone else has? The recollections of some of the farm workers who worked on the farm at the time of the crash were that the plane crashed on a Saturday lunchtime just as they were finishing work, 29/04/1944 was a Saturday. Apparently two Lancasters, ME323 and PB476 of 12 Squadron were on training flights when shot down by Luftwaffe Junkers 88s. Ive now taken pictures of my own, how do I upload to the site? Thank you Andy, Hi Andy, sorry for late reply, have just returned from holiday. Would you have anything on this. The Albemarle/Waco combi took off from Keevil. Lt Joseph J. Peacock, navigator, killed Hover over a marker for more information. Your uncle is mentioned in the reference to ME323 under the British losses section. Thank you for letting us know. Thank you. I will be grateful for the smallest item of information which might help. Has crew list and an account of the crash. I had an email yesterday from a contact in the states who will send me a picture of one of Shazams crew members so reducing the ones where I havent got a photo to three. She married a Packman from Knockholt. -Theo Boiten Nachtjagd War Diaries book. And but seconds after the whole crew jumped exploded in mid-air. (Pre-Crash): The work of the 'wreckologists' who dig up crashed World War II aircraft. Dad lived in Beldam Haw in the 1930s and 40s, firstly in no. Use our interactive map to find out where. In fact my grandad had a wood yard at the bottom of the hill and dad had another yard behind Lamberhurst House at the top of the hill. For the Achterhoek region, the AVOG's Crash Museum at Lievelde, The Netherlands, might be a source of information. Hoping to help Dutch son of Ceess best friend from those days. This has taken nearly 18 months and was a challenge to say the least compared to the other German crash in the Parish. I am trying to find out any information about a B-17 Flying Fortress plane crash May 31, 1945. Can anyone tell me which was the airfield in question (Boscombe Down, Ibsley?) American plane coming into mendlesham airfield was shot down by following German plane. 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! Can anyone help me? Numerous aircraft parts have been recovered by metal detection and some witnesses have come forward. B17 Buttercup 306th Bomb Group based at Thurleigh crashed Latchford Oxon Nov 13th 1943, no survivors of 10 crew (all names known). 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. In the summer holidays in 1943 a Lancaster came down at night near Hamstreet. There were two explosions as the aircraft began to disintegrate in the air and a third as it hit the ground. 3 February 2010. I was serving as a wren air mechanic at RNAS Donibristlein the summer of 1944 when I witnessed aplane , possibly a Barracuda Service personnel from Marham are ready to take part in a controlled mini excavation as part of their development. It was possible for me aged 5 to walk on the wing roots. I havent much info, but do you have a copy of Michael J Hursts book on Lake District air crashes? http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-110/NJG1-Schnaufer.html. Sorry I cannot help Richard Storr but I am replying as I live in Walcott on North Norfolk coast and as local historian I researched the crash at 1329hrs on Sat 29th April 1944 of a B24 at Walcott the pilot 2nd Lt John Warner REED aged 26 was killed, all of the crew of 9 bailed out and survived. Ian, Hi 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. Four of the crew were able to bail out and survived. 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. The man is holding up part of the tail section. But there seems to be some doubt about this Wittering crash. Aviation experts in Spitfire hunt. 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. 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). 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 Matt, 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. Below; photo from the 457 Bomb Group Association showing some of the wreckage. Would any one have any info on a B-17 that came down and crashed landed near curry wood Halstead kent. The Adobe does sound like a discription from what has been handed down but I have an open mind Flights MZ633 and N1687 collided mid air during unauthorised flying formation. 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. Date of crash/deaths is 29 April 1943. He provides a rough grid reference for the crash site; NY521371. I have not contacted the museum at Neatshead although I have visited the Hethel air museum where Shazam was based. I read 14 killed and Id like to know if it included my great uncle Mathew Vinkovich. school Now. One other thing, in doing a basic computer search for the crash site, Park Farm, Hoxne, Suffolk, I was unable to find it. It was sad to hear of his death. Thanks Beth. This was to get new aircraft away from the factory before they were delivered to their squadrons. He and 2 others ran to rescue the crew but sadly they ran into an enemy mine field, he was killed and the others were wounded, I would like to know if possible? Jan. 7, 2023 at 3:05 pm Updated Jan. 7, 2023 at 9:00 pm. I do have seven pictures of the crash site which were obtained from the website called To Honor Our Fallen. Im very careful when I dig . and which test area (Larkhill, Fordingbridge?). If you are interested you will find said photos under the name of Shazams Navigator Lt Richard Angert. Your father worked in the woods at Randles Lane,and my aunt told me his name. Cannot find any records relating to the crash. Tantalisingly I was offer info and pics from a local but they never materialised after the death of the locals brother. When they attempted to land, they realised that the apparent airstrip was a sandbank and crashed. David White. 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. I would most especially love to know the names of the three survivors, though they may be gone now. Any information please, his family are trying to find out about it. what aircraft it was and if the crew survived. Do you know what they did with them? This may be the same crash. Connors killed, aircraft written off. My email address is: Sqn. I am trying to obtain details of a Beaufort that crashed off the West Coast of Scotland on 25th May 1943. Flt Sgt Denny was the only son in the family with 3 sisters still surviving out of 4. Details. 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. Several of crew were killed. This was in snowdonia, wales. Does anybody know of any record of a B17 stationed at Parham crashing near Framlington Castle? MineralResourceMap.com. already, no pictures. Have you ever seen the wreckage or heard stories about this particular crash? 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. Germany Crash Sites (WWII) Germany Crash Sites (WWII) Sign in. 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. 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. 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. I have been to the Aviation Archaeology web site mentioned and will probably order the crash report. aircraft that crashed into the sea off the north Wales coast during World war 2. Accident-Report.com Do the same as above. Ian, Thanks Ian, I cant find anything about the crash on Google. As the plane reached about 900 feet, it slammed into the side of Cape Lookout, traveling about 200 miles per hour. The plane landed into units at a storage facility in Kent. Regards Mike Farley. I moved from Norwich in 1964 although I have been going back on a regular basis as most of my remaining family and some friends live there. (Great Nephew Of Francis Leonard Kennedy MUG LL701), Mid-air collision between two Whitley V medium bombers (Z9471 and LA879) from RAF 10 OTU based out of Abingdon/Stanton Harcourt, roughly 2 miles south-east of Stanton Harcourt, on 17th September 1943. Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology, There is also this distressing reference in a book called Intruders over Britain by Simon W Parry (2003); Dad used to talk frequently about the Packmans but I cannot recall why, Im assuming some of your family also lived in Halstead? Each time we retrieved these items they were handed to the landowner who was aware of the crash site. This map was created by a user. Heavy parts of the plane were said to be deeply embedded in the ground and were not recovered. Lt Stewart Barnes, co-pilot, killed Not sure I can provide an answer, maybe someone else on here might be able to? 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