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Thank you for letting us know. I have some further information that you may, or indeed may not already have. Ian, hi steve Just come across your query about Robert Leonard Double. 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. Required fields are marked *. As the plane reached about 900 feet, it slammed into the side of Cape Lookout, traveling about 200 miles per hour. 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. Lt Stewart Barnes, co-pilot, killed I believe(?) There is now a memorial to Reed in Walcott. I have been trying to find information for him but keep drawing a blank. The problem is I dont know exactly where it is. 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. He was killed testing this aircraft on 18 April 1944 having taken off from an airfield near Salisbury heading for a dive bombing range. 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. 08 . We only wish to map the site and dig a series of 1mx1mx1m test pits. I had starred it so I would be certain to get back to it, but you see how effective that was. see The crash site being about 7 miles out to sea from Prestatyn. Would you happen to know the name of the landholder where you found the pieces of the plane? Crash Sites Messerschmitt Bf 110. Ian. 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. -Theo Boiten Nachtjagd War Diaries book. Also, would you happen to know the name of the local newspaper there, or a source that may have more documentation of the actual crash? Thank you very much! Would you have anything on this. When you click the 'Print' button below, a PDF version of the current map will be produced. Above the target area they all of the sudden heard a big bang right underneath their a/c and pilot Hubbard told them to check the instrument etc., but all seemed to be OK. 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. Learn how to create your own. The Albemarle/Waco combi took off from Keevil. A He-111 on the borders of Sweden with Norway Sweden . Subscribe for more: http://goo.gl/JJSE4ZWelcome to FootageArchive! Aircraft came down at Purley Way, Wallington. That is fantastic info!! 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? I found what looks like a latch handle that has a plastic grommit attached, and the grommit has Wellington Regd moulded into it. A further airship station was established at Capel-le-Ferne near Folkestone to carry out anti-submarine patrols. 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. http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-110/NJG1-Schnaufer.html. Thats him! Best wishes Click on this link to open the PDF so that you can print or save it. 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! The Dunbeath air crash involved the loss of a Short S.25 Sunderland Mk. Crashed after collision with F/O Boulton's aircraft. Hundreds of bombs fell on Kent during the Doodlebug Summer. 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. Ian. It was sad to hear of his death. Involved 3 P-47s from the 352nd FG colliding in the overcast. 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. I would most especially love to know the names of the three survivors, though they may be gone now. 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. A NEW digital map has painstakingly recorded all the bombs that fell on Britain during World War II. 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. Cycle Route Wings of Freedom: Crash Site Spitfire LF Mk. neck.Would you have any information regarding the crash. I understand the crew all survived although my Father had a broken Further information required please. Little bit of confusion though it seems 81 OTU disbanded Jan 1944. 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 recently gained permission to search some farm land between Whetstone & Littlethorpe. Lt Owen B. Coffman, pilot, killed. Ian. (RAF) / Avro Lancaster Mk. Hi Roger My assumption is that the crash must have occurred the same day, but that may be wrong. Couldnt see this one listed, which RAF Brize Norton has just had on their FB page 27th Aug 20: https://bit.ly/3jnkhfQ. Advanced Landing Grounds on Romney Marsh and shooting the flying bombs down over the sea. The pilot was in turn shot down over the channel but was picked up off the German coast. 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. Photo Aircraft Crew Member [s] (Assignment) In alphabetic order Crew Crashed Actual Type M a p Cemetery. 1 of 12. Hi can anyone give me information on Russell Charles Denny ? 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. Takeoff Date: Crew Status: Crash Date: The wreath marks the location where a Wellington bomber aircraft crashed. Hover over a marker for more information. Any info gratefully received. 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. Hello, one site after another has led me here. Hi i am looking for information about a aircraft accident ( service record) at netheravon on the 17/11/1942 . Comes to light. 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. Their identities have not been revealed but Flightaware . However, one local source mentions a possible plane crash so it seems worth following up..thanks in advance for any help or advice- PD. Great that you are helping John Hargreaves daughter with finding info on 44 squadron and Lamsdorf. I used to have to walk to the pharmacy at Halstead to get Granmas prescriptions. I will take a look and let you know if I find anything. Jan. 7, 2023 at 3:05 pm Updated Jan. 7, 2023 at 9:00 pm. Shows The Snake Pass can be found in the Peak District, along the A57 main road that runs from Ladybower Reservoir to Glossop. The Lost King (12A) (Drama/History) is showing in Stanhoe on Friday 27 January at 7.30 pm. Dad used to talk frequently about the Packmans but I cannot recall why, Im assuming some of your family also lived in Halstead? It was well maintained being part of the city square. 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. P-47 Thunderbolt 41-6538. 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. P-47D Thunderbolt 42-22758 crash site on Pendle Hill. Crashed Great Dunmow En route to RAF Witchford. I was born on Stocking Farm and there were always rumours of this around. And but seconds after the whole crew jumped exploded in mid-air. 1st Lt Leo F. Baumann Pilot 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. The circumstances of each of those crashes are described in my book, which draws on eyewitness accounts and primary sources from both sides.". I know, isnt it strange how one link leads to another! I dont know of that one sorry, but maybe someone else on here might be able to provide some infor for you. No problem, glad it has answered some questions for you. Republic P-47C Thunderbolt 41-6246 on Aran Fawddwy. Cees Waardenburg, DFC, and Gunner FO Harry Payne were only men aboard, up from Dunsfold, and both killed. Richard. They were returning from an attack on Germany (Cologne?) Bomber crash at the village of Wellington Heath in Herefordshire in 1943. Hi Beth. I am looking for any info on my Uncle, Pilot Officer Arthur Glyndwr Thomas, who died in a plane crash (Lancaster?) Your email address will not be published. Any information please, his family are trying to find out about it. E.F/Bonser (296 Squadron), Thanks David, not a site I have visited. Yes, thanks David. Jonathan. He had survived many missions over Germany and Occupied Europe but apparently was killed while doing some training flights, possibly in the Salop area. Hi Matt, 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. But a friend from the Stirling society is a doubtful they are of a Stirling crash. Will have a look and drop you a line if I find anything. 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. Wondered if anyone has any info on a crash that occurred on 27/08/1944 one mile n/w of Stowmarket in which my wifes father was killed. 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. The crash site was close to Lampeter, Mid Wales. Details. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945O.htm 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. Do you have any details of this crash?. It crashed in the area that is Woodstock You might find a couple of pieces I have put on YouTube/Lossie History of interest. Use the slider or your mouse scroll wheelto zoom in and out. Finally pinned down KG76 Dornier Do17 F1+AT (15 Sep 1940) crash location and snaps taken. Any help would be most greatly appreciated. 3 February 2010. I worked at Glemham House (not Hall) for Lord and Lady Cranbroke and if I recall correctly there is a propellor blade embedded in the ground at the site where a plane crashed as a memorial ( On private land just inside the perimeter wall beside New Road) approx grid reference TM 34193 61657. Excavation in December 1944 of crash site of C-47 Skytrain at Denali National Park. Granpa Towler sometimes officiated at Evensong at the Otford Lane Mission., after 1954. Have you ever seen the wreckage or heard stories about this particular crash? Airspeed Oxford NM683, Rushup Edge, Peak District. We also saw the jail were the crew was taken after capture. Cheers, Still searching in hope of finding more accurate location and any possible pictures of crew or plane Wellington DV936, 15 OTU. 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. Judging by the empty hop garden and the warm clothing this is either very early in 1940 or much later in the year Use our interactive map to find out where. Is there any chance that you could send me any info you may have on this crash please? Mrs Nelson, wife of the Station Commander at RAF Blyton, was outside when she saw a fire overhead. Hi Barry, many thanks for getting in touch .. delighted to make your acquaintance. The pilot overcorrected in trying to pull out and the plane broke in half near the bomb bay. 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. Seeking any official details of wreckage site, location, photos. During an investigation into the crash, officials determined the aircraft had left Colorado Springs between 9:30 and 10 a.m. that morning. This interactive image was created with ThingLink. It had got badly shot up and was out of fuel and the pilot tried to land it in the dark. Hi Sandy, Later I lived in Stonehouse Road and occasionally attended Evensong at St.Margarets. Its website states that it has established cooperation between the Aircraft Recovery Group 1940-1945 (ARG) and the foundation CRASH '40-'45. The Adobe does sound like a discription from what has been handed down but I have an open mind I am so grateful that Im nearly at a loss for words. I am in the front seat by the way. I can find no reports of any crashes here. It was being used as a hen house. Im eager to hear from you again. Searching for accurate location of Mitchell crash 30 August 1944 near Peper Harrow/Shackleford, not far from Godalming Surrey. walking; dogs; wheelchair users; climbing . http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z9471. Crash Sites De Havilland Mosquito. So many names from the past! Three photos of the memorial for the Albemarle V1782 which overshot the runway at RAF Brize Norton, courtesy of David Harrison. Ian. To Sarah Rushen II / # LL701 / Operation Schweinfurt / Cause unknown / Crash in the North Sea / Flight Lieutenant James Clement Hornby / 7 missing. Is there anyone out there who can either supply info or point me in the right direction . Just read your threds on the Plumpton Wellington L7857 crash site. Thanks to former Stanhoe resident Arthur Walker for most of the information on these crash sites. Just came across your website.Park Farm, Hoxne. As is often the case, we left it too late to check out what he was saying. Hi Paul, The onus is now on me to prove that all remains were recovered. I no longer have any family members who can remember. It crashed by the river chelmer great dunmow 20/3/1945. They might assist you in finding more information. The footage of you flying was terrific as well. Crew bailed out safely. Click the "Satellite" button for an aerial view. Regards I published my husbands time in the RAF ground crew during WW2. There was an anti aircraft gun in the same field as well. 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. 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. https://aircrewremembrancesociety3.com/Aircraft-Losses/USAAF-Losses/U.S.A.A.F.Losses-1943/page-49/ Was Flight Sergeant Denny a relative? Thanks. 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. I was told that the aircraft were Barracudas. Note that source, the 457th Bomb Group Association, mentions there being 4 survivors not 3. I visited madingly on the 20th May and had a chat with the Superintendent there. Im not the William Hughes from Ticknall hes an imposter pinched my ID. -Fred Trendle Point Blank book PDF Links on his website http://www.fredtrendle.de/, Thank you! Would the area newspapers have an account of it? already, no pictures. Gday all Roger Bean, Hi Roger. He was originally from Stowmarket in Suffolk and I am the towns historin trying to put a nice piece together about his short life. The plane went down during a World War II bombing run, after it was hit by anti-aircraft fire. Have you contacted the Neatishead Museum in Norfolk? The grid reference is SJ764674, just North of the A535 and East of the A50. Your uncle is mentioned in the reference to ME323 under the British losses section. Kent, WA. Several agencies pulled a 59-year-old man and a 23-year-old man out of the wreck. https://indexarticles.com/newspaper-collection/sunday-herald-the/wartime-mystery-to-rise-from-the-deep/. Would you like a free copy. But I cannot find a list of the crew. I currently have your uncles flying log book and other bits in my collection. The pertinent part of the letter is as follows: Please see below the information that we have on the crash which involved SSgt Logan. 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. Sunday, 22nd November 2020 at 1:49 pm. I found a detailed reference to 42-3351 though there are not many! Ian. I'm hoping to update PlaneCrashMap.com with some of the features of the new . 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. Also whether or not the truck driver was full or empty. I daresay you have already done this. Ten aircrew died, including my uncle. Hi again Roger Im researching its history. Maybe they were Canadian! 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. 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. Student . 115. Parts of the plane fell in the vicinity of the field at Glatton. He was the flight engineer. If ever this way look us up. It looks very different nowadays. Crash Sites Consolidated PBY Catalina. Hi Richard, Made contact with Stan Bishop, the only info he has is what I have 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. This map was created by a user. A Blackburn Botha Mk1 crashed 1.5 miles North of Hooton Park Cheshire. 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. Because there was a vast amount of small fragments we decided to cease detecting on that field. Thanks for your visit and comment Mike. Im sure you notice the changes in that area. 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. Posted on 16 December 2021 - 7:39 pm by . I have been searching for an aircraft crash that occurred in 1943-4 in Holmes Chapel (Church Hulme, Cheshire. It was a Canadian pilot Any further information you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Where is the Bleaklow Bomber plane crash site? Hi Roger 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. Nature-based crafts enthuse Stanhoe WI members. Martin here. Thanks Richard will make enqs re the book you mention. Thanks for taking the time to respond to my initial inquiry. Thank you. Doing a short piece on one of my facebook groups. Cannot find any records relating to the crash. who were killed near this site what aircraft it was and if the crew survived. de Havilland Tiger Moth T6464, Saddleworth. Google search Lancaster ME323 to find more. You can change the default title of the document by typing a new name (maximum 50 . RAF Crash Sites 1942 - 1945. Yorkshire Air Museum picked up the rear fuselage from here. Wellington DV810 on Broomhead Moor. Map Links Acknowledgements Sussex. 4. (Photo . Both Halstead pubs shut. On at least one occasion one did not pull up and there was a big splash. Lauren Girgis. It does sound a little unreasonable given, as you say, the land owner is at liberty to dig on his own land but not apparently disturb what may be there or may not be there. He was driving an open-topped Mercedes & was struck on the head by a gas bottle, whether full or empty is not recorded. Use the slider or your mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out. Crash site of USAAF P51B Mustang 43-12419 on Rooley Moor. Walton rang my aunt in Orpington, one night to say the plane had come down (hinT: Id be interested!). It was N. of the Halstead- Badgers Mount roundabout road and east of Station Road. I am trying to find the Exact location of Blenheim X3338 that crashed on a training exercise 1.5 miles North East of Woodford Northants on 13th January 1945? Has crew list and an account of the crash. Kind regards. I have very few books detailing losses in that area, particularly US losses, but I knew of a few places to look online! The American Air Museum in Britain has a different listing. Click and drag to move the map around. Thanks so much for your email. 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. The detectorist had dug down at the farm and found human remains. For those looking for downed aircraft information may I suggest looking at the below resources. ww2 plane crash sites map kent. The wreckage remains as a memorial. 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. I thought you might enjoy a different take on a crashlanding site and how its flying along now. Will have a look at what I have and let you know if I find anything James. He lived there all his life literally born and died in the village. He provides a rough grid reference for the crash site; NY521371. I saw a picture of the headstone of his grave on findagrave.com. Thank you again. The weather was very thundery which brought down several aircraft including 42-31038, also from 306BG, which came down nr. Regards Mike Farley. Can anyone tell me anything about a crew of 4 all killed and buried in a civilian cemetery Aadum, Denmark. It even listed his rank and squadron number (748). My father grew up in Hoxne, Suffolk and I still live in the area. 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? My Father William George Baker. I will try and find all the info and post it later Here, a party from 49 MU drags sections of a crashed aircraft across a Kent hop field. K.J.Shay http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12924. 04 Aug 2013: Cessna 182P: Stanwood, WA. 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. There is also a map but not much use in identifiying exact locations Apparently the aircraft disintegrated so the debris will have been spread out over a wide area but I suspect the majority of the debris landed in one compact place. That is a fascinating story Paul. However, in other cases, a local historian may hear of a crash, "that happened sometime during World War II ", and is trying to learn . Pilot Fl.Lt. Could you please get in contact? Through a Danish WW2 history buff I found the location of the farmers field where the crew crash landed. The crash was at Blewbury Hill Didcot. A further shed was added to the site and a range of non-rigid airships designed and constructed. The aircraft crashed in farmland near Park Farm which is about one mile east of the village of Hoxne in Suffolk. I believe it was an Oxford I. Running short of fuel and in poor visibilty, they headed for what seemed to be an airstrip. RAF Glatton with some photos from when 457 BG was based there. 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. The exact date of this crash is unknown. Apparently it crashed just North of the Main Railway line to the east of Westbury Station Not far off the Ham road. Hi Barry, many thanks for making contact. Above; Crash site of RB-29A 'Over-Exposed!' on Bleaklow. Can I help? What a coincidence that you remember him. Im eager to keep going. Was the B24 crash site opposite Rookery Farm, Walcott? Unfortunately, my father passed away two years ago so Im unable to check whether this was the crash to which he was referring. Hi My aunt was active in Knockholt WI. Reg # Accident date Aircraft type . The B-17 is owned . The inquest heard Palmer, who researches crash sites from the second world war, contacted police at 10am on 26 June last year. I will let you know when I have been to the Forum. 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. The site is on the west side of Brown Rigg roughly at Hurst grid ref, a path goes through the site. 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. My great uncle was navigator. My brother and I visited a plane crash site one evening in 1942. . I am unsure as to quite what info you have already but the details here were found on the internet. 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! 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. Expand. Thank you so much. Hi Steve, I have looked in the books I own but can find no reference to it. I forgot precisely where it was but if you know what I mean please let me know. I was living in Orpington and in the winter of 1943 / 4 was taken to see a crashed B17 but not near Curry Wood. Hi, do you have any information on any B17s from the 95th bomb Group, I am a committee member from this group and would like to research any information you have? 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. I was in the ATC at Hooton Park which was our private playground as kids. Perhaps appeal to the MoD or a manager, set out what you provide above and ask how you can possibly move forward if there is no indication of what or how you are expected to provide? The Winsford & Middlewich Guardian, for example. Any information you may have I would be pleased to receive. I thought perhaps this crash occurred in an area that is far more populated now, and therefore, it may have been moved? Lancaster ND820, At the request of a local farmer in Norfolk I have located where some of the remains of EE105 Lancaster lies. 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. Sgt Joseph T. Paddock, radio operator, killed It is not unlikely as there were a number of aircraft which crashed taking off and landing at RAF Cranage. 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. Lancaster 2 LL683 of 514 Sqn crashed out of fuel just west of Sawbridgeworth airfield on 31/3/44. I havent much info, but do you have a copy of Michael J Hursts book on Lake District air crashes? any help appreciated. I take it you know of this page? 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. Know exactly where it is ww2 plane crash sites map kent crash site Spitfire LF Mk you see how effective that.... 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