Thursday 22 October 2009

Vickers Armstrong Wellington Mk. III BK405

Vickers Armstrong Wellington Mk. III BK405

A bit of an easy walk with Pat Cunningham this afternoon at the Boylestone site of the fatal crash of this Wellington shortly after take-off.

This was the most convincing scrap we found in a reasonably thorough metal detector search, despite a report that the field was so littered with metallic scraps three years ago that you wouldn't need a metal detector to find them.

The magpies have struck again!

Location: SK 20342 35419

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Monday 12 October 2009

World's End : Flying Whale

World's End : Flying Whale

Back to World's End above Wrexham last Saturday for another crack at the numerous wrecksites up there. Matt ZX was with us this time, which often improves our luck.

As last time we saw the "Beluga" which ferries bits of Airbus between factories, but this time we actually found a wreck-site, that which most people think is that of a Beaufighter.

High heather made for tough going, and we had to pack it in after only six hours. We had a good look for the Mustang and Vampire wreck sites in that time, mind. We will return when we have better data.

Bristol Beaufighter Mk. X NE203

Bristol Beaufighter Mk. X NE203

This is what others have shown as the state of the site, a scar with a few scraps. The nearby burial pit has far more stuff, though.

Location: SJ 23924 48274

Bristol Beaufighter Mk. X NE203

Bristol Beaufighter Mk. X NE203

This looks to be a burial pit with signs of recent digging and fresh-looking bits of aluminium. This is where most of the wreckage we saw was located.

Location:SJ 23933 48268

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There are serial numbers on the wreckage as pictured below

Bristol Beaufighter Mk. X NE203

also an inspector's stamp

Bristol Beaufighter Mk. X NE203