A few scraps missed by the amateur "aviation archaeologists" of the WAR group when they dug up the crash site of this Armstrong Whitworth Whitley which was towing a glider on 15th February 1944 when it came to grief on Mytton Dingle on the Stiperstones, killing all five of the crew.
The investigation suggested that the pilot was rather overconfident, and was flying unwisely low over high and broken ground. Whether it was a bird strike or a downdraft which was the final cause of the incident was not determined.
Location: SJ 37230 00507
