Brown Clee Hill

On this visit up Brown Clee Hill in shropshire with Adie we revisited some site i have not been to i about 10 years , this bare patch is not far from the ring fort on abdon burf and was the site of the destruction of a large pile of anti aircraft shells at the end of the war ,the shells had been collected at the Ditton Priors Royal Naval Armaments Depot.

Some bit can still be found strewn about the area !.


This memorial on the saddle near the top is to the crews of 9 aircraft that came to grief in the area ,the area by the towers is where 2 wellingtons crashed at different times !

The picture above is of Boyne pool on the hill this is the site of the crash of TyphoonDN251 on the 21/11/42 ,the plane hit 200yrds off to the right and some of the engine made it to the pool ,the reduction gear was apparently removes some years ago from the pool when it was drained and may still be at the hall!.

Beamsley beacon Lancaster RA571

Lancaster RA571 crashed on to Beamsley beacon north of ilkley moor on the 5/11/1945 in heavy mist with the loss of 4 of the Canadian crew there were 4 survivors !



At the site there were many small items that have been dug up recently from one of the burial pits, wonder what has been taken away ?
I left the site as i found, it it is up to others morals if they do the same?
ref around 101 523

Ilkley moor Halifax DK185

A nice walk out on ilkley moor brings you to this memorial stone to Halifax DK185 which crashed near this stone on the 31/1/1944 with the loss of the 7 crew !.

This pit is some 100 yrds away !
best ref on peak wreck hunters site !.

This patch of bog is about 1/2 a mile away and is the given ref for the crash site of lysander T1689 which fell on the 14/1/1941 in very wintery conditions sadly with the loss of
P/O William Sinclair Tennant.
I found nothing on the surface but about 30 yrds away someone has been digging and given the fact its a bog and so near the ref for this plane i can only guess at magpies!

Aled isaf P-47 41-6195

These few small relics are from p-47 41-6195 piloted by 2nd lt orin wahl the plane crashed not far from aled isaf reservoir the pilot got into trouble with the p47's bad habit of biting without warning ! after baling out he was found later in a local pub a very good landing !.
On the moor there still remains a large crater this did have lots of bits strewn about but as per some nice person cleaned it up the light fingered to**ers!.
ref near 915 592