We went to the Leek area today to look at a couple of small wreck sites.
While we were at it, we found this old steam crane at the edge of a wood. Mick had to hop up for a play on it. That's his Casey Jones face.
There are also some freight carriages and a first class passenger carriage rotting away on the overgrown sidings at this site.
Location:SJ 97072 44955
But on to the 'plane wrecks...
A pit containing large pieces of aluminium skinning from Halifax DG404 on Brown Hill Plain (some give it as Heathfield Moor or even Ashfold Side Beck) on the moors above Pateley Bridge
Location: SE 09570 67520
And for you serial number fans, here's a detail from a bit of wreckage carrying an embossed serial number with the "57" prefix indicative of a Halifax.
A scrap of copper from the wreck of this Wellington near Ughill.
Location: SK 26395 89265
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We are casting our net a little wider now, as the wreck sites in the Peak are often now just a few scraps of aluminium.
We bought a few more books, and made contact with some people in surrounding areas, like Yorkshire.
We went out this week to try our luck on Ilkley Moor, and found the Halifax up there with accurate coordinates from Richard Allenby. His suggested site for the Whitley near Cowper's Cross was however probably fruitless.
Ilkely Moor was more like a country park than real moorland, but nice enough...You wouldn't believe the trouble we had finding a pie in Ilkley, would have been easier to get guacamole than mushy peas. Eeh, it's posh up North...
Our search of the area around Cowper's Cross yielded this twisted bit of aluminium. It was a long way away from the area we were advised to look in, and it doesn't look anything like the bits of wreckage previous hunters claim to have found. We are not convinced, but just maybe...
We are not sure if there are two Whitleys on the Moor, or one. Richard Allenby told us one, but his website shows two...
Location:SE 103 457
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This wreckage pile is not featured on other sites. It is quite a way from the memorial and its associated smaller wreckage pool. We'd probably have found those without help, as they are right on the path, and the memorial stands out, but this one is more or less down to Richard Allenby's assistance.
Location:SE 093 467
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This wreckage pile is right by the memorial shown in the post below.
Location:SE 092 468
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This memorial to the Halifax crashed on Ilkley Moor was found with some assistance from Richard Allenby. We have therefore agreed to restrict the level of precision of our published coordinates.
Location:SE 092 468
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This photo of the supposed V1 crater covers the same area shown in the previous visit photo. There is now however no debris to be seen anywhere around the crater. Has the site been looted by "souvenir hunters"?
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Visited the Oxford wreck on Howden Moor-couldn't tell if it had been interfered with, but there seems to be looters active in the area, judging by evidence at the V1 and Consul sites.
Of course, unlike the other two, this one is a War Grave, covered by by the Protection of Military Remains Act. That may cause them to think more carefully before looting..
Location: see previous post
