ww2 plane crash sites map kent

Im eager to hear from you again. I lived there from 1955 70 and small pieces of aircraft were constantly being unearthed when the field just opposite the farm entrance was ploughed. 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. 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 downing of Lancaster ME323 is also mentioned in Nachtjagd War Diaries Vol 2 An Operational History of the German Night Fighter Force in the West, April 1944 May 1945 by Dr. Theo Boiten and Roderick J MacKenzie (2008) in which they identify the possible credit for the shooting down of ME323 to Lt. Gnther Wulf. Hi Mick this would be William Hughes from Ticknall? I was pleased to see that you had photos of all the crew of Alfred 11. 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. Plane crash map Locate crash sites, wreckage and more. I could have searched for many more years and not found the wonderful sources you did. I've put it on a map, similar to PlaneCrashMap here, and have used what I've learned on this site to make it more easy to use and quicker, despite the larger data source used. The ac came down wing tip first tumbling and all engines were recovered from the surface. Next up 2 RAF fighters from the same campaign 1940. I thought perhaps this crash occurred in an area that is far more populated now, and therefore, it may have been moved? 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. From Bomber county aviation resource are these details; Just came across your website.Park Farm, Hoxne. A new map that plots every German air raid on the UK during World War Two has been released online. Id have loved that as a kid. Hi Sandy, document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. 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.. Yes, thanks David. I have been to the Aviation Archaeology web site mentioned and will probably order the crash report. Thanks Beth. Click the "Satellite" button for an aerial view. Hi Fred, thank you for sharing your memories of that night with us. Any info gratefully accepted. My brother and I visited a plane crash site one evening in 1942. have paperwork and two oakclusters but cant decipher without plane or crewnames the missions he flew dads name William f. Ireland . Youve provided me with a wealth of information, and Im eager to go through it more thoroughly. Apparently two Lancasters, ME323 and PB476 of 12 Squadron were on training flights when shot down by Luftwaffe Junkers 88s. Hi can anyone give me information on Russell Charles Denny ? Thats why I knew I had the correct person. 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). I am a relation of a crew member located in Australia. 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. If you were to post your query in the general forum on RAF Commands website, I am sure someone there will help you. Sgt. Thank you . Hover over a marker for more information. The name of your brother is familiar to me but I dont think I knew him. 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. 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. This is bound to be a typo, as Hoxne is over 60 miles from Glatton, which was the bomb groups base. 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. 1 of 12. I can find no reports of any crashes here. That is fantastic info!! Good luck with your research and I will Keep Lt Reed in mind when I am doing work ok on my Shazam project 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. Cannot find any records relating to the crash. I would appreciate any information you have on John, 44 squadron or Lamsdorf. 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 feel it is just a civil servant playing overly safe. Advanced Landing Grounds on Romney Marsh and shooting the flying bombs down over the sea. 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. WWII crash sites to be surveyed. Bill. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z9471. Very happy to share what Ive got with you. Crash Cause: Target / Mission: Crash Area - Location: -. Ian. The plane landed into units at a storage facility in Kent. Just read your threds on the Plumpton Wellington L7857 crash site. Hiim looking for the exact location crash site of Stirling Lk116. what aircraft it was and if the crew survived. I am trying to obtain details of a Beaufort that crashed off the West Coast of Scotland on 25th May 1943. Involved 3 P-47s from the 352nd FG colliding in the overcast. On the 16th June 1955 whilst flying in a four aircraft formation XD712 broke up in mid air killing the pilot Flying Officer Lawrence Michael Percival Harryman. 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. And but seconds after the whole crew jumped exploded in mid-air. I just replied to Mike above, and I would gladly pose those same questions to you. Does anybody know of any record of a B17 stationed at Parham crashing near Framlington Castle? Hi Beth. The skipper of the boat we used to dive with found it when he was fishing and caught his nets in it. A Plane Crash in Maidstone. My dad cycled from Great Glemham and my mum cycled from Saxmundham and that is how they met. Excavation in December 1944 of crash site of C-47 Skytrain at Denali National Park. Ian. I couldnt find anything on your website. Although it notes that Sergeant Logan was one of the fatalities, it lists the 3 survivors as including a radio operator called Lloyd Larson and yet makes no mention of Lt Peacock. 26 April 2011. Though you cant see the cemetery in this view you will get an idea of the country your uncle flew over during the war. I am researching Shazam on behalf of the Costessey Memories Group which is attached to the Costessey general library. and which test area (Larkhill, Fordingbridge?). As I can recall the accident( I was 5 years old at the time) I thought it would be appropriate to ensure that the sacrifice made by the 10 aircrew should not be forgotten. Thanks for taking the time to respond to my initial inquiry. It even listed his rank and squadron number (748). "It gives you a buzz of excitement, because we . Derek Scaless decorations raise money for charity. Stanhoes weekly coffee mornings end the year on a high note. Doing a short piece on one of my facebook groups. I was living in Orpington and in the winter of 1943 / 4 was taken to see a crashed B17 but not near Curry Wood. Could you please get in contact? Staff Sergeant Leo L. Henry Nose Gunner. 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. Maybe they were Canadian! The pilot tried to recover too fast, causing too much stress on the tail section which broke off at the tail wheel. Do you know if there was more than one plane that went down there? Not sure I can provide an answer, maybe someone else on here might be able to? Does anyone have any information about an Anson or possibly oxford I am trying to find out any information about a B-17 Flying Fortress plane crash May 31, 1945. Crash site of a MOSQUITO MK VI HJ823 (Crash Site) TR 34 SW 1041: Crash site of a Typhoon MK IB EJ964 (Crash Site) TR 45 SE 12: Crash Site of B26 MARAUDER (Crash Site) TR 45 NW 27: Crash site of Second World War Dornier bomber (Crash Site) TR 45 SW 10: Crash site of Spitfire Mk VA W3369 (Crash Site) TR 43 NW 78: DAKOTA MK III KG406 (Crash Site) () Part of the hangar . Any further information you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Superfortress 44-61999 Over-Exposed! air crash site on Bleaklow, Superfortress RB-29A 44-61999 Over-Exposed! (sometimes called the Bleaklow Bomber), http://aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/styled-5/styled-10/styled-269/index.html, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16997728, Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology, http://www.fredtrendle.de/images/pdf/Buchauszug-Februar-1944-Nacht.pdf, http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z9471, All photos and text are aircrashsites.co.uk unless otherwise stated. Judging by the empty hop garden and the warm clothing this is either very early in 1940 or much later in the year 5 lives lost + 1 seriously injured. 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. 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. 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. Hiya, I.. looking for any further information/pictures if possible of Wellington DV936. Do you know of an aircrash or have a photograph of which I witnessed as a 4 year old at Cairnbulg It occured at the beginning of the aerodrome near where we were staying about 1944 I think it was a spitfire and the trainee pilot had come in too low and his rear wheel caught on the railway fence. The Lockheed P-38 Lightening fighter aircraft nicknamed the Maid of Harlech and its pilot crash-landed into the sea off the North Wales coast in September 1942 (Image: PA) Was Flight Sergeant Denny a relative? Thank you 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. http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-110/NJG1-Schnaufer.html. Hello everybody, I was on my way to abersoch yesterday and out of the car window I saw something that looked like a p51d or a spitfire mk9 that had crashed in a small building (like a kind of brick shed. It was well maintained being part of the city square. since dad was assigned to different crews when their gunner was unable to fly cant really find imformation. 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. 1st Lt Leo F. Baumann Pilot Believe there may be a memorial there now. Your email address will not be published. I was in the ATC at Hooton Park which was our private playground as kids. The database has information on over 300,000 sites around the world. Any news appreciated. I have been trying to find information for him but keep drawing a blank. 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. What great work being done here. Accident-Report.com Do the same as above. 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. Heavy parts of the plane were said to be deeply embedded in the ground and were not recovered. I have googled for any crashes logged in the area but I cant find anything. that particulair night. Both Halstead pubs shut. American plane coming into mendlesham airfield was shot down by following German plane. My mother used to work there in the 1950s and 60s. Searching for accurate location of Mitchell crash 30 August 1944 near Peper Harrow/Shackleford, not far from Godalming Surrey. Yorkshire Air Museum picked up the rear fuselage from here. Walton rang my aunt in Orpington, one night to say the plane had come down (hinT: Id be interested!). P-47D Thunderbolt 42-22758 crash site on Pendle Hill. The Mighty 8th ?) Cees Waardenburg, DFC, and Gunner FO Harry Payne were only men aboard, up from Dunsfold, and both killed. I went home to UK after 35 years in Australia and noted a grave site at St Pauls Church Hooton. Thank you very much for responding to my inquiry. Regards Lancaster ND820, At the request of a local farmer in Norfolk I have located where some of the remains of EE105 Lancaster lies. Sorry, I dont have any books which cover that part of the world,Paul, but someone viewing this page might. There is now a memorial to Reed in Walcott. 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. WW2 fighter pilots used their airborne skills to tip V1 Flying Bombs out of the sky to bring them down. This has taken nearly 18 months and was a challenge to say the least compared to the other German crash in the Parish. Obviously, I dont check my email daily, but Ill try to be better now. 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. On Friday, August 20, 1948, seven military aircraft left Mitchell Field on Long Island, N. Y., bound for the Worcester Airport in Worcester, Massachusetts to take part in an airshow over the weekend. Thank you again so much for responding! A V2 rocket landed in Parmiter Street, Bethnal Greenon 7th February 1945..I was 6 at the time and at Mowlem Street School..I remember the windows being blasted in and my house being bombed..My niece was killed in this raid and my Dad who was Mayor of Bethnal Green at this time was brought home from work . Posted on 16 December 2021 - 7:39 pm by . Hi Hi. It was possible for me aged 5 to walk on the wing roots. Hi i am looking for information about a aircraft accident ( service record) at netheravon on the 17/11/1942 . I no longer have any family members who can remember. I thought you might enjoy a different take on a crashlanding site and how its flying along now. ww2 plane crash sites map kent. How common were these losses in training exercises? I dont know of that one sorry, but maybe someone else on here might be able to provide some infor for you. Halifax DT581, Hoar Side Moor, Todmorden. 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. Jun 11, 2014 at 5:00 am. In Kent, over 600 terrestrial . Hello Richard, 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. Sgt Joseph T. Paddock, radio operator, killed On September 2, 1945, the last day of the war, a USMC Grumman F6F-5 crashed in Death Valley. Four of the crew were able to bail out and survived. Thanks to former Stanhoe resident Arthur Walker for most of the information on these crash sites. My email address is: Thank you so much. 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? 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? Map of wartime aircraft crash sites. Photo from this page; would like to see aplaque in remembrence .anybody any info? You should be able to purchase a full accident report from this site. I think it was called Hudds Hill? Kent, WA. The Adobe does sound like a discription from what has been handed down but I have an open mind I also wonder if there is any coronial information you might be able to access from the local authority? There was an anti aircraft gun in the same field as well. Do you have any details of this crash?. These sort of discrepancies are not that uncommon. See details: See map: N31HM. The remainder were killed.. You could nonentheless contact the RAF Museum and ask them for some guidance? I have since found out that Uncle Bills accident was on 8t h Oct 1941 he was in 15 OTU. Michelle. He was someone I saw when I was staying in Knockholt. No problem, glad it has answered some questions for you. I forgot precisely where it was but if you know what I mean please let me know. Sarah! It had got badly shot up and was out of fuel and the pilot tried to land it in the dark. I do have seven pictures of the crash site which were obtained from the website called To Honor Our Fallen. Best wishes It had just taken off from Hethel Airfield on a mission to Germany. Flt Sgt Denny was the only son in the family with 3 sisters still surviving out of 4. Just read American Hero the biography of Tommy Hitchcock who was instrumental in the development of the P51B Mustang equipped with the Rolls Royce Merlin engine. Im hoping if anyone knows of any details about this. My Father William George Baker. August 21, 2016 at 11:03 pm. Thank you Andy, Hi Andy, sorry for late reply, have just returned from holiday. Takeoff Date: Crew Status: Crash Date: 36 then no. Their identities have not been revealed but Flightaware . Sqn (RAF) / Avro Lancaster Mk. 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. Crash Sites De Havilland Mosquito. Click and drag to move the map around. He did a lot of coppicing in that area and had woodland in Halstead. Thank you. This accident is documented, but I have not seen it listed in any air crash sites or even in any number of incident lists. This is the pilot who shot down PB209. Hi Hugh, yeah thats lovely. Sarah. 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. Hope you can help. Does anyone have info on the crash of an Albemarle in the fields just below the Westbury White Horse in Wiltshire. When I was a schoolboy in the 40s (I,m in my eighties now) and attended Margaretting C E school in Essex. Required fields are marked *. Very happy to share it with you if you wanted it? Click and drag to move the map around. Hi Mik, thanks for the info, very interesting, I didnt know any of that. Aircraft came down at Purley Way, Wallington. Ian. Search within these images: Poppy wreaths marking a WW2 bomber crash site by Philip Jeffrey. Required fields are marked *. 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? Google search Lancaster ME323 to find more. 3 of the crew were killed in the crash: While he was traning another pilot. With every best wish and kindest regards, Joe. Ian, Hi 115. Thank you for your email earlier in the year. I am unsure as to quite what info you have already but the details here were found on the internet. -Fred Trendle Point Blank book PDF Links on his website http://www.fredtrendle.de/, Thank you! The pertinent part of the letter is as follows: Please see below the information that we have on the crash which involved SSgt Logan. This was apparently a bullseye sortie that went badly wrong. Would you like a free copy. Do you know what they did with them? 2nd Lt Edward T. Dunne Co-Pilot One other thing, in doing a basic computer search for the crash site, Park Farm, Hoxne, Suffolk, I was unable to find it. A further airship station was established at Capel-le-Ferne near Folkestone to carry out anti-submarine patrols. I found a detailed reference to 42-3351 though there are not many! I did a brief enquiry into the Ancestry Website and I see that Lt Reeds body was repatriated to the USA in 1948 and is buried at Benton Harbor Michigan but you may well know that. Will also have a think about where else you might be able to find the information you need. Is there anyone out there who can either supply info or point me in the right direction . 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) ? Thanks Richard will make enqs re the book you mention. Hi Geoff, have you seen this? Danish coasts.. total of 22 aircraft were lost thats all i know .. What a coincidence that you remember him. Hi Roger Going back to the air crash, dad used to talk about growing up in the war years, I think our children would be taken away from us if we allowed them to do some of the things he and his friends got up to!! Its close to a river and is in a small wood. Hi Barry, many thanks for making contact. There are many WW2 crash sites around the UK, mostly on the East Coast and now part of farmland. F/S B.V.Mowan I visited madingly on the 20th May and had a chat with the Superintendent there. Trying to find the exact location of crashed Avro Lancaster 11 683 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 pilot was in turn shot down over the channel but was picked up off the German coast. Great site! Roger Bean, Hi Roger. I was told by my late grandmother he was killed near the Firth of Forth on a training exercise, unfortunately, I wish I had listened more when I was younger. I am so grateful that Im nearly at a loss for words. I have visited the site, although theres nothing to indicate there has been a crash with nothing on the surface. Ive heard that some of the planes are still located where they fell. She married a Packman from Knockholt. Hoxne and Park Farm on Ordnance Survey mapping. The Snake Pass can be found in the Peak District, along the A57 main road that runs from Ladybower Reservoir to Glossop. Wasnt Halstead Place owned/built by Barnaby Atkins? One was Aug 1St 1039, the other in 1944. The website has a good list of links to other websites. 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. Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology, There is also this distressing reference in a book called Intruders over Britain by Simon W Parry (2003); The wreckage was not discovered until June 13, 1957 (Macha and Jordan 2002). Best of luck in your research. My assumption is that the crash must have occurred the same day, but that may be wrong. Museum may be able to help http://www.parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk/, pictures of that crash here 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. 6 miles round trip on rough trail, 3,000 feet elevation gain. One B17 certainly crashed at Home Farm Hoxne. We also saw the jail were the crew was taken after capture. Thanks for your replyI obtained all my pics and info from web site B24.net a very good site. and occupied by sheep. The circumstances of each of those crashes are described in my book, which draws on eyewitness accounts and primary sources from both sides.". 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. I cant thank you enough. If you google Robert Double RAF 175954 you will see the info. Hello, one site after another has led me here. school Now. 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. Hi Richard, Made contact with Stan Bishop, the only info he has is what I have I am looking into a crash that occurred during WW2 that happened near Kirkham village. Im researching its history. which crashed into a field killing the pilot and a wren radio mechanic who were on a t3st flight. Service personnel from Marham are ready to take part in a controlled mini excavation as part of their development. on April 3 1945. Crashsites. I was shown the site many years ago by an eye witness to the crash but memory has faded. Interesting to read that Sandy. Seeking any official details of wreckage site, location, photos. Sgt James C. Hilty, ball turret gunner, survived Flying to Denmark for first time in April. Use the slider or your mouse scroll wheelto zoom in and out. 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. I am following up a story of a B-24 that crashed near Swansea during the war with the loss of all hands. Any info gratefully received. The American Air Museum in Britain has a different listing. To Sarah Rushen Looking for information on Sergeant Walter Thompson service number 1066764 died 5th June 1942 buried in Bergen General Cemetery. I have been searching for an aircraft crash that occurred in 1943-4 in Holmes Chapel (Church Hulme, Cheshire. Is there anyone out there who may have more information about this particular incident? 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. Fantastic. Ian. Hi But if I find anything I will let you know. This turned out to be a mistake, because Maidstone found itself in the middle of what the RAF referred to as 'Hellfire Alley': the route followed by the German bombers flying to London. Can anyone tell me which was the airfield in question (Boscombe Down, Ibsley?) Im sorry that I do not have more information to go with this story. Pilot Warrant Oficer W L McGowan and all crew were ok. See fuller details in Where the Lysanders Were .. (the story of Sawbridgeworths airfields) by Paul A Doyle, ISBN 0 9525624 0 5, Trying to find the exact site of crash landing of Lancaster R5905 24/9/42 near madum Denmark? My friendss dad was the headmaster Norman Sampson. 2 Killed Including Russell Charles Denny from Western Australia. My Uncle Jack Anderson, who was a TEC 5 appears to have died in that same crash. Can you tell me if Lancaster ED548 ph-1-x was recovered after the crash on 07/07/1943 at the Pow burn near Airth, 1/2 mile west of Kincardine Bridge.I live in Kincardine, my father told me as a boy of the crash.During this lockdown I have collated all the crew and their positions.Was it based at Grangemouth,did it fly from there and was an explosion the cause of the crash. In this short video the pilot refers to it at about one and a half minutes in and we do a fly past. http://www.fredtrendle.de/images/pdf/Buchauszug-Februar-1944-Nacht.pdf (Page 213). 3 February 2010. Can I help? Maybe someone else reading this might be able to help? Im afraid I dont know Stonehouse Road very well. I love being able to locate the pieces of the puzzle and watch the picture form. Even though there is a wealth of information online, its always good, like you have mentioned, to note that there are mistakes to wade through as well. Photo Aircraft Crew Member [s] (Assignment) In alphabetic order Crew Crashed Actual Type M a p Cemetery. For the Achterhoek region, the AVOG's Crash Museum at Lievelde, The Netherlands, might be a source of information. Roger. 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. Crashing somewhere near Wittering. Im eager to keep going. The bombers had been recalled due to bad weather but 42-97236 while climbing into formation, encountered a heavy downdraft and the plane went into a dive. It was travelling at between . Ian. Details. 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