Hi. Sqn (RAF) / Avro Lancaster Mk. Sorry report isnt that clear but cant identify it from your site info, http://www.mapperleyhistory.com/History_Pages/Wellington-Dedication-A5.html. For the Achterhoek region, the AVOG's Crash Museum at Lievelde, The Netherlands, might be a source of information. Do you knowis Park Farm an actual farm, a park, or a village? Republic P-47C Thunderbolt 41-6246 on Aran Fawddwy. Frederick Fraser. My email address is: Kind regards Hi Allan, not a site I have visited, but it was Wellington L7857, crashed 17 October 1940. Ive now taken pictures of my own, how do I upload to the site? USAAF B-17 42-31322 'Mi Amigo', Endcliffe Park, Sheffield. Engine and parts at Parham Airfield Museum. Translation: His godson still lives in Curry Wood Gerald Brooks another well known and long-established Halstead family. The farmer told me he believed a Spitfire had crashed on the site. 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). K.J.Shay 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. Lt Lowell D. Baker, bombardier, killed We would love to finish and tell the whole story. Hi Derek, thank you for your enquiry. 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. The plaque is by the entrance to Mill Farm at 514347.8N, 13442.1W and reads: In Memory Of I was living in Orpington and in the winter of 1943 / 4 was taken to see a crashed B17 but not near Curry Wood. Later I lived in Stonehouse Road and occasionally attended Evensong at St.Margarets. The extra survivor is listed as your uncle, so we can safely conclude that is incorrect and also that your uncle Roy died in the crash so the date you have is of both the crash and his death. Believe there may be a memorial there now. 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. My assumption is that the crash must have occurred the same day, but that may be wrong. Was Flight Sergeant Denny a relative? Any information please, his family are trying to find out about it. 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? The crash was at Blewbury Hill Didcot. Your email address will not be published. aircraft that crashed into the sea off the north Wales coast during World war 2. Ian. 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. Forgot to say crash site was in the village of Wetheringsett, Suffolk. Do you live in this area now? Is there anyone out there who may have more information about this particular incident? Hi Matt, Comes to light. The footage of you flying was terrific as well. USAAF B17 42-31581 at Edgworth, Lancashire. http://www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk/390th-bomb-group/interesting-information-and-facts/. Maybe someone else reading this might be able to help? Lauren Girgis. NEW KENT This Thursday marks the 71st anniversary of one of the most tragic, yet mysterious plane crashes in New Kent County history. It is part of the only complete Halifax Mk3. Hi Geoff, have you seen this? This was in snowdonia, wales. Required fields are marked *. This is all the info I have and as you can see Im not as sure on some of it. 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. You could nonentheless contact the RAF Museum and ask them for some guidance? My great uncle was navigator. They were visiting the factory where the Bombers were made but on takeoff the Bomber just touched the top of some trees and crashed. In 2006 a license was granted but was never seen through to fruition. Any news appreciated. Unfortunately Michael Hursts book, whilst being detailed, many of the locations are wrong, he deliberatly did this. Great that you are helping John Hargreaves daughter with finding info on 44 squadron and Lamsdorf. https://indexarticles.com/newspaper-collection/sunday-herald-the/wartime-mystery-to-rise-from-the-deep/. when I visit the Forum. 26 April 2011. Richard Storr, Thanks Richard for your time and efforts..please keep me informed. Dad lived in Beldam Haw in the 1930s and 40s, firstly in no. Use our interactive map to find out where. Im looking for any info in regards to Lancaster LL701 that went down on February 24/25 1944 on a Schweinfurt night raid. There was an anti aircraft gun in the same field as well. His name is flight sergent robert sidney brothwell raf 1238487. 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. walking; dogs; wheelchair users; climbing . No problem, glad it has answered some questions for you. Each time we retrieved these items they were handed to the landowner who was aware of the crash site. Thats him! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Hi I am trying to find the location and the type of plane in which W/O Robert L. Double DFM., aged just 22, was killed on May 18th 1944. I also wonder if there is any coronial information you might be able to access from the local authority? I have some further information that you may, or indeed may not already have. These sort of discrepancies are not that uncommon. Sgt Leroy L. Logan, engineer / upper turret gunner, killed We only wish to map the site and dig a series of 1mx1mx1m test pits. Other times such the as the request about the P-47 above searches all end up pointing to the same very limited resource. 42 locations with stored, preserved or otherwise out of service airplanes found in Scotland. I was wondering by any chance does anyone know of any photographs (old or new) of the crash site/remains? 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. My grandfather, Anthony Hunter, was on the flight and I would like to visit the site. now, My Uncle William Pinfold was involved in an aircrash after taking off from RAF Harwell where he lost a leg. AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN THIS AREADURING BATTLE OF BRITAIN : 10 JULY - 31 OCTOBER 1940. I no longer have any family members who can remember. So many names from the past! Following the Snake Pass, the hike up to the plane wreckage is around 2 miles (3.2km). Reg # Accident date Aircraft type . You can change the default title of the document by typing a new name (maximum 50 . 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? It is supposed to be on a farm in the area of Hotham and North Cave in Yorkshire. Walton rang my aunt in Orpington, one night to say the plane had come down (hinT: Id be interested!). They were later identified as Flying Officer Thomas and his crew who were overdue from a cross country navigation exercise.. How common were these losses in training exercises? Ian, Thanks Ian, I cant find anything about the crash on Google. I am researching Shazam on behalf of the Costessey Memories Group which is attached to the Costessey general library. This information means a great deal to me. Maybe it was a Wellington, or a Whitley bomber. Thanks Beth. . 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. It seems that my intuition led me to write the correct person after all. 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. P-38 Lightning 42-67207. Schnaufer survived the War, took over the family wine business & was killed in a collision with a Citroen truck carrying gas bottles in the Bordeaux region near the tiny hamlet of Jauge. Seven from this crew were killed on this mission and 3 returned. 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. . Several of crew were killed. Aircrew members who died were: F/O Thomas James Michael Nash (Pilot), P/O James Cunningham Porteous, W/O Peter Alfred Merrall and Flt/Sgt. 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. Click the Satellite button for an aerial view. Yorkshire Air Museum picked up the rear fuselage from here. 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? Ammunition was flying everywhere. I would appreciate any information which might help me in my search. Hi again Roger Hundreds of bombs fell on Kent during the Doodlebug Summer. 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. On October 17th 1940 a wellington bomber returning from a raid on the Kiel canal ran out of fuel. Sgt Joseph T. Paddock, radio operator, killed which crashed into a field killing the pilot and a wren radio mechanic who were on a t3st flight. Can anyone help me? I have since found out that Uncle Bills accident was on 8t h Oct 1941 he was in 15 OTU. and which test area (Larkhill, Fordingbridge?). 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 amazing World War Two plane graveyard that still sits atop the Peak District where 157 airmen lost their lives. I remember the exceedingly brave firemen breaking into the blazing fuselarge armed with axes in an attempt to save there colleagues. 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. I thought you might enjoy a different take on a crashlanding site and how its flying along now. II / # LL701 / Operation Schweinfurt / Cause unknown / Crash in the North Sea / Flight Lieutenant James Clement Hornby / 7 missing. Sad to read of your mums recent passing. It is titled I Join The Fray. 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. The aircraft was a B-17G Flying Fortress serial number 42-97236. Runway is approx 1km south east of that point. Sqn. If you were to post your query in the general forum on RAF Commands website, I am sure someone there will help you. 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 Fred, thank you for sharing your memories of that night with us. The watches on the bodies of those aboard had all stopped at 10:10 a.m. I am looking for information on a tragic double Halifax collision on 21st August 1944 over the skies of Birkin, North Yorkshire. By 03 Nov, 2020 Uncategorized. I also was wondering reading your query whether the MOD in declining your application might advise what information they have? Have been to 306th Museum but no details held. When I was a schoolboy in the 40s (I,m in my eighties now) and attended Margaretting C E school in Essex. I will let you know when I have been to the Forum. Cheers, Still searching in hope of finding more accurate location and any possible pictures of crew or plane Wellington DV936, 15 OTU. The crash site was close to Lampeter, Mid Wales. He had survived many missions over Germany and Occupied Europe but apparently was killed while doing some training flights, possibly in the Salop area. WW2 fighter pilots used their airborne skills to tip V1 Flying Bombs out of the sky to bring them down. Im trying to put together a memorial frame for him. Home; Map of crashes; List by state; About; Washington fatal crashes (1183) View all crashes on a map. It was well maintained being part of the city square. I understand the crew all survived although my Father had a broken I thought perhaps this crash occurred in an area that is far more populated now, and therefore, it may have been moved? Would any one have any info on a B-17 that came down and crashed landed near curry wood Halstead kent. Hi David, I will take a look when get chance (busy this weekend) but will get back to you in a couple of days, see if I can find anything that might jog your memory! I have certainly found a lot of aluminium pieces scattered all over the field. Im trying to locate the site of a B17 crash in West Norfolk. Do you know where it may be currently? WWII crash sites to be surveyed. The Adobe does sound like a discription from what has been handed down but I have an open mind Myself and a colleague have been metal detecting at Park Farm Hoxne for 15 years, in the early days we unearthed numerous fragments from the crashed aircraft, also included were many complete,bent and broken rounds of admonition. Judging by the empty hop garden and the warm clothing this is either very early in 1940 or much later in the year Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology, There is also this distressing reference in a book called Intruders over Britain by Simon W Parry (2003); Is there any chance that you could send me any info you may have on this crash please? Can anyone help? The pilot tried to recover too fast, causing too much stress on the tail section which broke off at the tail wheel. 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? Id love to hear from you. The result was that the Albemarles port wing stalled and she dived vertically into the ground. Id love it now, in fact. I believe it was an Oxford I. 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. Some small fragments, showing signs of burning can be found amongst the heather at the site. Hello Richard, Regards Levi Wilson. 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. A Blackburn Botha Mk1 crashed 1.5 miles North of Hooton Park Cheshire. The Snake Pass can be found in the Peak District, along the A57 main road that runs from Ladybower Reservoir to Glossop. 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? 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. But there is more out there about this if you want to look for it. Dad used to talk frequently about the Packmans but I cannot recall why, Im assuming some of your family also lived in Halstead? Im not the William Hughes from Ticknall hes an imposter pinched my ID. The Dunbeath air crash involved the loss of a Short S.25 Sunderland Mk. According to the . From looking at what records were available of USAAF raids at that approx date (In ? Its a facinating story and one of only 2 incidents where a mechershmit ventured this far into uk air space and took out a RAF ac. Hi Barry, many thanks for getting in touch .. delighted to make your acquaintance. This is bound to be a typo, as Hoxne is over 60 miles from Glatton, which was the bomb groups base. Experiments were carried out including an unsuccessful attempt to launch a fighter aircraft from a non-rigid balloon. Hi John, Im afraid I have nothing more than what is in this thread; http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?73936-P-47-Thunderbolt. Hi Roger Martin here. Other than that, all I can suggest is the usual approaches which you may have already made or considered; a trawl though the mircrofilm archived local newpapers of the time at the local library is time consuming but can turn up all sorts of stuff. 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.. AIRFIELDS. 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. . 3 February 2010. crew of 297 Squadron Required fields are marked *. This accident is documented, but I have not seen it listed in any air crash sites or even in any number of incident lists. The Aircraft suffered an engine explosion followed by a fierce fire which led to the wing becoming detached before the plane crashed. He was someone I saw when I was staying in Knockholt. 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. Just read your threds on the Plumpton Wellington L7857 crash site. Click and drag to move the map around. It was called Operation Gisela, lots of aircraft were shot down that night, with some of the last Luftwaffe Junkers 88s crossing the North Sea to wait for RAF bombers returning to base from their attacks on German targets. Im sorry that I do not have more information to go with this story. Expand. 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. It seems likely the survivors were wearing parachutes and were able to get out of the aircraft and open them. I did find two pictures of Alfred 11 but there were no photos of the crash site. (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. C-49j military cargo plane. The notes with each map have been prepared by Alan and Clive The six maps are dated as follows. Yes, thanks David. Originally marked as lost with out a trace, new information was found according to German night fighter logs. Any other information would be greatly appreciated. https://aircrewremembrancesociety3.com/Aircraft-Losses/USAAF-Losses/U.S.A.A.F.Losses-1943/page-49/ Halifax DT581, Hoar Side Moor, Todmorden. But anyway it is on the corner of Back Street and St Peters Close in the village. Ive not been able to find much else out about the incident andvthe family has no pictures of Sgt H M Holmes. Best of luck in your research. A family member recently received a letter from the Cambridge Cemetery. For those looking for downed aircraft information may I suggest looking at the below resources. But there seems to be some doubt about this Wittering crash. 5 lives lost + 1 seriously injured. "It gives you a buzz of excitement, because we . IX, NH356. Whos remains and war commissions grave is at Wymeswold cemetery Bruntingthorpe, Bitteswell ( now Magna Park ) and Rearsby were used for new aircraft storage. Without sounding sarcastic a name and possible sqn would be helpful. Photo Aircraft Crew Member [s] (Assignment) In alphabetic order Crew Crashed Actual Type M a p Cemetery. Maybe. Is this site known to you and do you have any further information? Danish coasts.. total of 22 aircraft were lost thats all i know .. What great work being done here. Bill. It even listed his rank and squadron number (748). British, German and American plane crash sites are also marked. 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. I am unsure as to quite what info you have already but the details here were found on the internet. Does anyone have any information regarding the collision of two Lancasters, just outside Waltham airfield, on Black Thursday? F/S B.V.Mowan 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. Richard. I have shown some photos of possibley that aircraft. Well done for all of this. The five Australians were buried in the Cambridge City Cemetery and the other two were taken to their home towns. Can you gie me any information on the crash of a USAAF P47 Razor back THunderbolt near the Blackbrook Reservoir (Shepshed Leicestershire)Around the end of the second world war) ? Posted on 16 December 2021 - 7:39 pm by . Im eager to hear from you again. It was being used as a hen house. There was a lot of debris scattered around the site and we were prevented from getting any closer to the wreckage owing to a police cordon. 2nd Lt Edward T. Dunne Co-Pilot Through a Danish WW2 history buff I found the location of the farmers field where the crew crash landed. A small plane that took off from Auburn crashed Saturday into a storage facility in Kent . Was the B24 crash site opposite Rookery Farm, Walcott? I believe(?) On the 28/29th April 1943 was a hugh 207 aircraft force on a gardening radish mine laying that particulair night. That is a fascinating story Paul. over the years think of them when i walk that way . Public Tags. When you have time, look at http://www.thanksgivingfield.org and open up the Uplifting Guide and Mission 115Z PDFs. Im also hoping to find a more accurate crash site for this aircraft. Jan. 7, 2023 at 3:05 pm Updated Jan. 7, 2023 at 9:00 pm. The Albemarle/Waco combi took off from Keevil. Hi John, sorry for the late reply. I have been trying to find information of an aircraft crash during WW2 some time in Westbury Wiltshire. I am doing research on the incident and I have a fair amount of material lncluding the names of the crew but any other info would help with my project. It was travelling at between . If you google Robert Double RAF 175954 you will see the info. On September 2, 1945, the last day of the war, a USMC Grumman F6F-5 crashed in Death Valley. I will be grateful for the smallest item of information which might help. Photo from this page; Click and drag to move the map around. Granpa Towler sometimes officiated at Evensong at the Otford Lane Mission., after 1954. Excluding the well-known Liberator crash in Chichester,West Sussex- if anyone out there has any data on a possible WW2 crash-site in the Fishbourne area, on farmland just outside the village, would like to know. 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. 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. These mention that Lancster LL701 went down in the North Sea. The name of your brother is familiar to me but I dont think I knew him. Flight Sergeant J M Wilde, Sergeant B R Stevenson (RCAF), Sergeant A W Beynon: killed; Flying Officer L C Boore, Pilot Officer W H Pinfold, Sergeant S Davies, Sergeant Holden: injured; aircraft accident at Banham Farm, Blewbury, Berkshire, Wellington L4323, 15 Operational Training Unit, 8 September 1941. ref:https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16997728, Thank you for the information Lance. Thank you so much. Will also have a think about where else you might be able to find the information you need. 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. With every best wish and kindest regards, Joe. The interactive map shows where every bomb landed, from the first to hit the mainland in the . See map. Will have a look and drop you a line if I find anything. I dont know of that one sorry, but maybe someone else on here might be able to provide some infor for you. 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. See the main aircraft crashes pagefor the stories behind these incidents. Thanks Richard will make enqs re the book you mention. You should be able to purchase a full accident report from this site. Ian. Good luck with your research and I will Keep Lt Reed in mind when I am doing work ok on my Shazam project Expect they will be better placed to help with your query. Seeking any official details of wreckage site, location, photos. Hi Richard, Thanks for your efforts much appreciated, as a police officer done many duties at Madingly, very impressive place. My mother used to work there in the 1950s and 60s. The village of Black Bourton was the scene, 76 years ago when tragically, returning from missions, Albemarle V1782 overshot the runway at RAF Brize Norton, crashing and burning out in a field on Mill Farm, with the loss of life of all five crew. Crash Sites Consolidated PBY Catalina. It says in one link that it was a daytime flight, but the time-stamp elsewhere is 23:48, which suggests night to me. Beth, could you get in touch with me? I love being able to locate the pieces of the puzzle and watch the picture form. 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? Parts of the plane fell in the vicinity of the field at Glatton. Heavy parts of the plane were said to be deeply embedded in the ground and were not recovered. A NEW digital map has painstakingly recorded all the bombs that fell on Britain during World War II. Gday all Very happy to share what Ive got with you. Good luck to you all in your searches. The ac came down wing tip first tumbling and all engines were recovered from the surface. I have looked up the Walcott crash and I should be more than pleased to see if I can find more info. Click on a location name to go to the location page, or click on the coordinates to go to the map. Thanks Ian. When my grandfather, Rev. Doing a short piece on one of my facebook groups. WW2 Allied Aircraft Crashes in The Netherlands, North Sea & English Channel. 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. Hi Joe, this is not one I have documented. Great memories of playing in the Spitfire at Hooton. Any help would be appreciated, Our uncles were killed in the same crash.Family lore says the aircraft (possibly L4323) was attempting a spiral manoeuvre before crashing. Roger. Apparently two Lancasters, ME323 and PB476 of 12 Squadron were on training flights when shot down by Luftwaffe Junkers 88s. Stanhoes weekly coffee mornings end the year on a high note. regional map; local map around dove stone reservoir; landowners' map; map showing position of the dove stone - 1840; map footpaths at dove stone before and after 1990; map of aircraft crash sites; map of climbing areas; map of permitted cycling routes; recreation & access. People who have read it found it quite amusing. One air crew survived. 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! Registration No L6290. 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. Numerous aircraft parts have been recovered by metal detection and some witnesses have come forward. There are plans to recover the plane and the bodies in 2012. I can find no reports of any crashes here. Advanced Landing Grounds on Romney Marsh and shooting the flying bombs down over the sea. If I cant, maybe someone else can shed light on it? Museum may be able to help http://www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk/, pictures of that crash here 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. 1. MineralResourceMap.com. E.F/Bonser (296 Squadron), Thanks David, not a site I have visited. You might find a couple of pieces I have put on YouTube/Lossie History of interest. D. 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