P-47 42-22758 Pendle Hill Lancashire

 A full and very wet day on Pendle Hill Lancashire To see what i could find of P-47 42-22758 which crashed on the 6th February 1944 during a ferry flight from East Wretham to Warton , the plane one of 5 in the flight hit the slopes in poor weather after possibly running out of fuel with the sad loss of F/O J.R.Runnells another of the flight piloted by Cpt C Francis crashed short of landing at Warton [L.A.I.T website site has a great article on this loss and others worth a look ]
After a tramp and a dam good soaking the site was hidden under some impressive foliage but close to the area in a bit churned by sheep I found this small piece of hose clip so happy something showed itself of this loss .
Then on to Darwin to find the memorial to Spitfire Mk Va R7219 'Borough of Darwen' Pilot Sgt W M Lamberton [POW] lost over France on the July 14, 1941, 4 months after its introduction into service which is a bout as long as it took to raise the £5,707 she cost