From the Edale trip this is the site of the crash of Wellington X3348
from 427 Sqn RAF Croft which crashed on Blackden edge on January 26th ,
1943 after a raid on Lorient U-boat pens on the bombers return to
England the weather deteriorated , as the plane headed home dropping
lower to stay below the clouds the crew didn't see the flat moor of
Blackden until they were gathered outside their broken plane luckily
all 6 crew survived the accident
On the moor a few small parts
remain
in the shallow gully also a couple of very small bits of glazing are
still present nearby but the bomber was intact and did not suffer any
fire so not surprised so little was left by the recovery crew
Flt C,A.Taylor
Sgt L.G.Southwood
P/o D.Mortimer
P/o G.A.Martin
Sgt W.Lumsden
Sgt A.D.Deane
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