A quick run out with Tricia to the the hill of Beamsley Beacon north of Skipton ,Yorkshire to revisit the site of the sad crash of Avro Lancaster RA571 .
The bomber with a crew of 6 and 2 ground crew had taken off for a local training fight from its home base at RAF.Leeming , Yorkshire on the 5th November 1945 heading south the crew carried out all of the requirements of the flight including a 'George' test and turned for home but poor weather had closed in over the hills loosing sight of the ground the crew called for a fix from Leeming receiving one they tried to also get a visual with the ground which sadly led to the bomber impacting the high ground of Beamsley Beacon , impacting low boggy ground behind the hill top and bursting into flames the bomber broke up .
Of the crew and
passengers Four were lost in the crash four survived, one a Sgt
Joseph.P. Belanger managed to make his way to a local farm to raise help
for the other survivors lying injured on the hill.
At the site today little shows the events of that day a shallow bare area well hidden by the heather is still littered with small remains dug out from a burial pit and scattered by the local sheep a quick look about found buckles, fuses,, a webbing end cap, button surround, and a toggle switch plus many more small parts .
At the site today little shows the events of that day a shallow bare area well hidden by the heather is still littered with small remains dug out from a burial pit and scattered by the local sheep a quick look about found buckles, fuses,, a webbing end cap, button surround, and a toggle switch plus many more small parts .
F/O Walter.F.Conley RCAF
F/Sgt Arnold. E.Stinson RCAF
F/O Wallace.E.Lang RCAF
Cpl William.J.Ellis RCAF
Survivors=
F/O Alan.P.Coleman RCAF
F/Sgt Francis.J.Moran RCAF
LAC Reginald.E.Henderson RCAF
Sgt Joseph.P.Belanger RCAF
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