DeHavilland Vampire T. Mk.11 XE866

Vampire: Stanage Edge
Originally uploaded by seansonofbig2

Lots of bits from the crash site of this Vampire on Stanage Edge. One is marked with the part number: Z27166/1. The site is a long way from the coordinates given in Ron Collier's book.

Location: SK 22429 85704

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Fieseler Fi-103 (V-1) Cruise Missile: Burbage Edge

V1: Burbage Edge
Originally uploaded by seansonofbig2

Pat Cunningham of "Peakland Air Crashes" suggests this as the site of a V1 explosion based on eye-witness testimony. The field the witness gave as the site contains quite a number of depressions, none of which look all that much like a bomb crater to us. Only one of them shows a trace of metal, and this one isn't it. We weren't convinced that there was any sign of a V1 impact in this field at all.

It's well known locally that there are only about three surnames this close to Buxton(cue "Duelling banjos" from "Deliverance"). This might be considered in evaluating the trustworthiness of statements of locals.

Location of this crater:SK 02998 73724
Location of crater with metal traces:SK 02982 73690

Airspeed Consul TF-RPM

We went back to the Consul at Crow Stones Edge. Someone (whoever was digging at our last visit?) seems to have partially dismantled the engine at the bottom of the pit shown on our previous visit post) and taken half of it away. They had re-covered the partially dismantled engine with sheets of aluminium, and wrapped the shaft and exposed casing with plastic bags to protect it from the elements. It seems they intend to remove the lot a bit at a time...You can see more pics of this on my Flickr site.

It isn't a war grave, but all the same, this seems out of order...

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