Short Stirling Mk.III EE975

Last one of the day, the 15th August 1944 crash site of Stirling EE975 on Old Cote Moor. There's scraps in the scree at the foot of the cliff that this site is on top of as well.

Location: SD 92766 72654

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Vickers Wellington Mk.X HE226

A day out in the Yorkshire Dales with "MT Skull" (pictured) last Wednesday took in this 28th May 1945 crash site (with a surprising amount of unlooted wreckage for such an accessible site) on Bycliffe Moor above Conistone (In Wharfedale) first. 

The one pictured is just the one with the biggest pile of scrap of a number in bell pits at the site. There's even bits in the fence! As discussed with MT on the day, this is recorded in Smith's "High Ground Wrecks" as only having "small pieces". Nowadays such an amount of unlooted metal makes this arguably at least a "medium remains" by comparison with other sites in their present state. There's sizeable shattered engine bits in this pile

I've used LAIT's anorak site as the "more info" below. Love how their logo is a JCB now!

Location: SE 01128 68821 

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North American P51 Mustang AP171

A .50 cal. bullet found yesterday at the site of this 11th June 1943 crash on Brown Clee Hill

Location: SO 59343 83529

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Junkers Ju-88-A5 (6245) V4 + BS III/KG 1

The rough cross made out of a steel fencepost erected at (or near, depending who you ask) the crash site of this Junkers Bomber, which went down with a full bomb load on April 1st, 1941, killing all on board. The bright bolt at the top of the cross is reportedly part of the aircraft. 

Location : SO 60363 85848 (approx - it's in the woods) 

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WAR: What Is It Good For?

Memorial to the various air crashes on Brown Clee Hill, Shropshire, erected (I am told) by someone who ran a stall on the local market selling bits from them for many years, seen on a day out with Matt and Rich in a new area for me.

WAR, (as the local magpies call themselves) have looted most of these sites, so not much to see at most of them. Found a scrap or two they missed at two of them.

Location : SO 59607 85496  

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Still In Business

We are still going out, though as we haven't done any new sites for a while, I don't bother posting anything. All any pictures would show is the gradual erosion of wreckage at the sites, and its replacement with a proliferation of signs, crosses and poppies, even at sites where there were no deaths. Some of the outings can be seen at MatZX's site here.  I'm planning on starting to visit some new sites soon, lockdown permitting...