Looking for aircraft wreck site coordinates in Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and the rest of the Midlands, The Peak District, Yorkshire Moors, Snowdonia, Lake District, Trough of Bowland, Brecon Beacons or Shropshire? Look no further. Reliable GPS coordinates and open discussion from Mat, Pat and Sean.
This Merlin Engine was cast in concrete to form a memorial to the crew of the Mosquito lost on Aran Fawddwy. It is an awfully long way (2.6 miles as the crow flies, and 600m of descent) from the wreck site on the mountain. Who knows how the farmer got it down.
Location:SH 81551 22403
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As promised, here is the Merlin 12 engine from the Windygates Farm Spitfire, courtesy of Mr Kirk of Derbyshire Historical Aviation Society.
It's not a Merlin 3, and it does not seem to have been left to rot. DHAS 2, Pat Cunningham 0.
