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

DV800

Not far from the crash site of lincoln RF511 is the site of the crash of wellington DV800 this plane hit an area called the black ladders with the loss of all on board on the 19/07/42, the small collection had a small plaque but this has worn and become unreadable .
About 100ft above the small pile is the impact point this has numerous small remains , also part of what i take to be a jumper or scarf and one blown .303.
This is the largest and lowest part i found if the stream is followed down from the site there are quite a few bits for about 200ft or so .
ref small pile SH 67583 63542 .

lincoln RF511

This small cairn built from some of the remains of avro lincoln RF511 holds a small plaque to the crew who were lost when the bomber hit high on cwm Llafar on the 15/03/50.
Part of what i think is a astro navigation unit seen the same on the anson VV955 on tal-y-fan.
One of 2 propeller bosses still on the mountain
One very heavy duty hydraulic ram .
Part of one wing most of the wreckage is in the stream bed and as you can see some of it is very large the impact site has lost of parts strewn about including on of the bomb bay door rams .
ref top of wreck site .
SH 67992 63776

Tintwhistle 3

Been up the peaks again visited the 3 site above tintwhistle the first was of 3 hurricane fighters PZ851/PZ765/PZ854 which crashed during a formation practice on the 22/2/45 all the pilots were lost the memorial cross is by the path below the site of the hurricanes and is dedicated to the pilots lost in the 3 sites on the knarr.

Not far away on top of the hill is the small remains of p38 42-67207 this plane hit the hill on the
10/5/44 with the loss of F/O Hugh Jones , the pile was bigger then i was expecting given the low nature of the site .
The pictures below are from the site of lancaster PA411 not far over the hill from the p38 ,this plane hit the hill on 21/12/1948 with the loss of all 7 crew onboard the site is littered with small remains and the chunks of undercarriage shown .
The dark peak wrecks books are well worth the money for info on the peaks wrecks and peak wreck hunters site on the net .