Dassault 2OCU Mirage IIID A3-105

44 Australia 523
Originally uploaded by seansonofbig

Mick picked this one up whilst he was away.....it's an Australian-made Mirage.

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North American Sabre Mk.2 19234

Sabre Wreck:Holme Moss
Originally uploaded by seansonofbig

With Mick away in Australia, I'm reduced to experimenting with blogging direct from my Flickr site(though me and Barry will be out next Thursday). When we found the Swordfish, we also popped over to get some better pics of the nearby Sabre wreck. There are more on my Flickr Site. If you click through on the above pic, it's much more high-res than the other pics on here, and shows the complete wreckage

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Fairey Swordfish P4223

B-Team outing: Me and Barry returned once again to Holme Moss, and finally found the FAA Swordfish, with a bit of assistance from High Peak Bob. It's changed a bit since the last pic I've seen on the web, acquiring a cross with a White Ensign on. We found it at
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Handley-Page Halifax HR727

We went up onto Kinder yesterday for the RAF Halifax and Wellington above Edale. Found Halifax despite poor visibility and rain,but not the Wellington as we thought at the time. The wreck sites are only about 400 ft apart, and it has since been suggested to us that all of the wreckage shown in these photos is actually of the Halifax. We have investigated, and have since revisited the site,locating the Wellington wreckage.

Halifax

was at: SK 13102 87633












Halifax



was at: SK 13045 87750











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was at: SK 13079 87676











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North American F86 Sabre Mk.2 19234,Consolidated B-24H Liberator 42-94841

Successful outing on Holme Moss with Ralph (the dog) today. Located the RCAF Sabre and USAAF Liberator, but missed the Swordfish again. We'll get it next time!

Liberator wreck was at:



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Sabre at:



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More pics from our wreckhunting outings are posted here.

Bristol Blenheim Mk.I L1476,De Havilland L-20A Beaver 52-6145

Another successful outing last Friday, we found the Blenheim and Beaver wrecks above the Torside reservoir.

The Beaver was above Devil's Elbow at:
















Location: SK 05533 97588

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The Blenheim was on Sykes Moor at:
SK 08303 97004










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Once again High Peak Bob's coordinates were the closest.

Fieseler Fi-103 (V1)?, Airspeed Oxford Mk.I LX518 and Airspeed Consul TF-RPM above Langsett Reservoir

Great outing today with young Matt: Found the "V1 crater" at:SK 18575 96507.
There was no crater left, it was all filled in.







We found some shrapnel up to 500mm long, though. It was much thicker stuff than the usual aircraft aluminium.









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Found the Oxford at:
SK 18040 96743.


















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The Consul was at:
SK 17402 96607.
















It looked like someone had been excavating the wreckage.







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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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Blackburn Botha W5103; Avro Lancaster PA474

Had an interesting trip yesterday. Found the remains of a RAF Botha at:

SK 11077 97532.












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Whilst searching for a Wellington a little way away, we had several flybys by a Lancaster, got a few pics:












Also a video. As we understand there are only two left airworthy, this isn't something that happens every day! PA474, the Battle of Britain Flight flying Lanc was supposed to be at Headingley on the 25th, but the other one (FM213 )is owned by the Canadian Air Force.
Maybe it was something to do with this years' remake of "The Dambusters".

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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