Lockheed P38-G Lightnings 42-12905 and 42-12928

A boggy day out last Sunday in Bowland with Pat and Mick - we found the crash sites of both of the Lightnings which collided in mid-air on a ferry flight and crashed on and near Dunsop Fell.

Lockheed P38-G Lightning 42-12905
Location:SD 67407 54246
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Lockheed P38-G Lightning 42-12928
Location:SD 66797 56393
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Photos c/o Pat Cunningham. We are back at work now, so no more outings for a while...

Lockheed Lightning P38G 42-13345/F5E 44-24229

A day out in the vicinity of Aberystwyth earlier in the week to look at a two sites with Matt ZX and a couple of our regulars.

First up the infamous and contentious Plynlimon Lightning, about which you'll see very little reliable information on the internet (other than this) - was it for example Lightning F5E 44-24229 or P38 42-13345?

More contentious and far more interesting to non-anoraks is who did this:


Who cut the turbocharger out of this wing and took it home back in 2003/2004? Here's what it used to look like pre-vandalism:



There's a sizeable reward for information leading to recovery...

Location: SN 79840 86523

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Lockheed Lightning P-38F 41-7677 (Maid of Harlech) Update

We hear that the anoraks are once again up in arms about not being able to loot the Harlech P-38, which is receiving further press attention due in part to interest in TIGHAR's current expedition to Nikumaroro to look for Amelia Earhart's 'plane.

Lockheed P-38J Lightning 42-67480

Lightning:Cronkston
Originally uploaded by seansonofbig2

A previously molten bit of aluminium from our fifth site visited yesterday, and the first of two crashed Lightnings in 11 days for the pilot. His other crash site was also visited by us recently , details here.

Location:SK 11503 66146

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Lockheed P-38J Lightning 42-67207 coded B9-1

Lightning: Tintwsitle Knarr
Originally uploaded by seansonofbig2

Walked up Tintwistle Knarr near Glossop with my 4 year old daughter yesterday to look again at the wreck sites up there (previous visit here). Great weather, was sweating by the time we got to the top.

A short distance from the oft-photographed cross and wreckage pile from the Lightning crash was what looked to be an impact site with these good-sized chunks of wreckage. The crook-shaped bit is maybe 500mm long, cast aluminium alloy.

Location: SK 03940 99077

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Lockheed P-38J Lightning 42-67670

Lightning;Strines
Originally uploaded by seansonofbig2

A couple of bits we found at the crash site of this American Lightning at Strines (not Strines Moor as stated elsewhere, which is near Sheffield) with the aid of metal detection.

For anyone new to wreckhunting,the greenish stuff around these bits is seen at many crash sites, and is quite indicative that you are looking in the right place.

Location:SK 03517 61511

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Lockheed Lightning P38J 42-67207

B-team outing: Sean and Barry found the P38 Lightning on Tintwistle Knarr:

SK 03929 99086.



























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Hawker Hurricanes PZ851,PZ765 and PZ854 ;Lancaster PA411 RAF;Lightning P38J 42-67207

The memorial to the Hurricanes, Lancaster and Lightning lost on Tintwistle Knarr is at:

SK 03644 98649.











Scraps of Hurricane wreckage can be seen at:

SK 03564 98897

below a small cairn.











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Lancaster wreckage can be seen at:


SK 03566 99255.













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