Vickers Wellington Mk.I L4230

 

An outing to Great Rhos with Matt ZX yesterday yielded two crash sites, of which this was the less impressive. 

There are only scattered scraps to be found at the crash site, though larger fragments of skinning have been found scattered across the moor downwind of the site.

Location: SO 18497 63139

Further Info:https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/186510 or "Final Descent" by Terence R Hill

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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