B-24J, 42-52003 from the 310 Ferrying Squadron on delivery from RAF Burtonwood, Lancashire to RAF Hardwick ,Suffolk 11th of October, 1944, Mill Hill , Glossop

 Just back from a Snowy and fog laden visit to the crash site of B-24J, 42-52003 from the 310 Ferrying Squadron on delivery from RAF Burtonwood, Lancashire to RAF Hardwick ,Suffolk on the 11th of October, 1944 with 2 crew.

 The flight ran into trouble before it even left the runway during take off the bomber struck some of the landing lights which the pilot had no chance of seeing in the fog that had clamped down over the area that day but gaining height and speed the pilot managed to get clear without further incident but later the Engineer knowing the bomber was still in cloud and heading towards high ground tried to tell the pilot to gain height by gesturing up wards with his thumb but in a testing and stressful time the pilot failed to react or misunderstood the engineers 'thump's up' as 'all ok' ? the crew who only saw the ground at the last second struggled to get the bomber to climb but too low they stuck the rising ground the plane tore up the slope of Mill Hill near Glossop but thankfully both crew survived though they were injured .

  At the Snowy and fog bound site some big parts still remain 3 stripped engines the horizontal tail surfaces plus chunks of the wings are the first thing you see but in a burn area countless many small and interesting items remain , electrical components and fittings litter the slope but my best spot was one small and fragile piece of instrument glass .

Crew =
 2nd Lieutenant C. R. Houpt [pilot]
Staff Sergeant J. M. Najvar [Engineer]