Blenheim L1476 Sykes moor, Torside on the 30th of January 1939

Part of yesterdays trip out to the peaks 4 wrecks in the great company of Trisha  and Sean Moran of ' UK air crash site coordinates' and his two nutter dogs
first up Blenheim L1476 which crashed on Sykes moor, Torside on the 30th of January 1939 with the loss of both crew the flight was a local familiarization flight but sadly the plane crashed in poor weather covering the high ground .
 The wreck was not found for 2 weeks until stumbled on by a local walker

 Today the site is still as i have seen on some pictures from years ago the engines are a little more cut up but the gully is still littered with remains and the center section of the tail the memorial is still in good shape for such a weather beaten place
a little further away a small area of electrical remains lie in a small scar and nearby another collection of small bits with a aluminum sign signed and dated 1994 ?
Crew=
P/O S.J.D.Robinson
P/O J.E.Thomas

Sean's site Well worth a visit at https://peakwreckhunters.blogspot.com/

B-29 B-1 Washington WF502 code "WP-O" of 90 Sqn RAF Marham on the night of the 8th January 1953

Out again on the hills of the Welsh border this time to find the site of the loss of B-29 B-1 Washington WF502 code "WP-O" of 90 Sqn RAF Marham on the night of the 8th January 1953 , the plane flying on exercise 'Kingpin' was detailed to carry out simulated bombing at 19.000ft but after 6 hours in the air the plane suddenly entered a steep dive sadly in fighting to level the plane the air frame was over stressed and the bomber broke up leaving debris over a 5 mile line , the center section with the inner wings fell into a small wood called 'Wern Goed ' near Llanarmon-yn-Iâl , Denbighshire and was totally destroyed by fire the entire crew of 10 were all lost no cause was positively identified but a fault with the autopilot system may have been to blame .

Crew lost

Squadron Leader W.R. Sloane. [standing in for the regular pilot]

Pilot Officer C.B. Speller.

Pilot Officer M.J. Lightowler.

Sgt E.F. Wheeler.

Sgt A.J. Martin.

Sgt E.D. Pearton.

Sgt M.J. Clifton.

Sgt R.G. Hughson.

Sgt K.A. Reakes.

Sgt R.F.S Anderson.

Today at the site a few small remains were on the surface around the bracken covered impact site not much for a big plane but due to the intense fire and ease of access more then i was expecting to find .

The peace and quiet of this small vally only adds to the sobering feeling of this site in the small village church of Llanarmon-yn-Iâl a memorial was dedicated to the men lost in 2008

29th on May 1943, Wellington X3704, RAF Pershore, Worstershire the brandy cask hotel

 A trip out to Pershore in Worcstershire meant i could find the former Brandy cask hotel next to the Star inn where on the 29th on May 1943 Wellington X3704 from nearby RAF Pershore crashed during a 'Wings for Victory ' flypast the plane part of a flight of 11 other wellingtons was approaching the town at low level ,suddenly straightened up during a slow turn and the starboard wing sheered off with the engine the plane fell and struck the hotel roof crashing in flames in the garden damaging one wall the crew of 2 airmen and 3 ground crew along for the ride all were lost in the crash the wing fell about 400ft away from the crash .
The hotel now flats has a small memorial plaque on the front the garden shows no signs of the tragic events but the rebuilt wall section is still very visible a propeller is believed to still be in the old hotel .

Crew lost
F/O. G. S. Hynam DFC RCAF [veteran of 28 combat missions]
Sgt. P.E. Zoeller RAF
Passengers lost
Corp H.Allen,
Aircraftsmen G.R.Band and
W.A.Garvell.