Tigermoth T6464 No.24 Elementary Flying Training School 12th of April 1945 ,RAF Sealand , Chester , Chew Reservoir Saddleworth

From my last trip into the peaks .

On the 12th of April 1945 Sgt Michael O’Connell RNZAF Took off from RAF Sealand , Chester in Tigermoth T6464 No.24 Elementary Flying Training School .

The flight was a cross country training flight towards Manchester nearing the high ground of Saddleworth moors the plane entered low cloud and mist the young and inexperienced pilot either became disoriented or fell victim to pressonitis but sadly the Tiger Moth impacted sloping ground near Chew Reservoir with the tragic loss of Sgt O,Connell .

On the moor today in a depression a shallow water filled crater can be seen and nearby a few alloy parts in a collection nothing really identifiable but a look in the grass showed up some surprisingly well preserved canvas remains still showing paint I left them in their hiding place