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This section
contains 100% genuine relics of the great aerial conflict Second
World War including the Battle of Britain. We have added this
section due to numerous enquires for this sort of personal history.
All items will have been
legally recovered and
supported with
authentification. Many
parts listed in other sections of the site can be linked to the
correct aircraft types. The following pieces listed on these pages
are from aircraft crash sites and details of the, Squadron, Pilot
,exact date, combat details, aircraft type, and serial number. In
most cases if not already supplied it will be possible for a small
fee to receive copies of the Squadron Operational record book and
official combat reports which are available from the record office
at Kew. We have found that its allot more economical to employ the
services of a professional
researcher. Its costs
around £50 to locate and take copies of original documents.
Obviously these are crash relics and will not be in a usable
condition, its the history that counts and it is possible for
example to build up a collection of a
Battle of Britain items
from start of the battle until the end . Spitfire Spares does not
support the recovery of wreckage from anything classified as a War
grave or any recovery not fully compliant with the current
legislation. Respect for
the Brave aircrew is paramount
and we will not offer or purchase any personal items recovered from
aircrew killed in action serving their Country.
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on the picture for Rocket relics
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Mosquito MM 150 Merlin Piston and rod (pg1 rel)
This is a Piston and Rod from
Mosquito MM 150 purchased from a collector who was on the
recovery team that excavated this aircraft under licence.
This historic
artefact that came from an aircraft which actually raided Berlin
would look superb polished and mounted.
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Above centre F/O
Morgan R.N.Z.A.F and above right a Mosquito MK B.XVI being
loaded with a 4000Lb Cookie.
Details of
Mosquito MM 150 last mission to Berlin carrying a 4000Lb cookie.
Mission: Berlin, Germany. Date:
14/15th January 1945 Unit: No. 692 Squadron P.F.F Type: De
Havilland Mosquito B. XVI Serial: MM150 Coded: PE - E
MM 150 Last Mission.
Fourteen aircraft detailed for operations. Mosquito MM150
took-off from GRAVELEY at 21.09 hours, loaded with a single
4,000lb “cookie”. The raid was led by S/L W. C. Brodie, DSO, DFM
(pilot) and F/L K. R. Triggs DFC (navigator) in Mosquito Mk.XVI,
serial number MM182.
One aircraft cancelled owing to a burst tyre on take-off, one
aircraft missing. Of the remainder, nine aircraft bombed Berlin
and three bombed secondary target’s owing to technical trouble.
Only four aircraft dropped their “cookies” during the first wave
on the big city. One aircraft bombed BONN and another COLOGNE
due to technical failures. Over BERLIN the sky was clear and
excellent results were observed both on marking the target and
bombing. Opposition from the enemy was slight, a few
searchlights with slight heavy flak, although a few fighter
flares were observed. During the second wave, again one aircraft
failed to reach the target and bombed EUSKIRCHEN using GEE. It
was clear weather over the target and moderate results were
observed, marking being scattered. On the whole, not a bad
prang. It was however marred by the fact that two of our
aircraft did not return!
One being reported as crashed in this country, with the pilot’s
body being found nearby.
In F/O J. P. Morgan, the dead pilot, the Squadron lost an
excellent Captain. There is no news of his navigator Sgt
Sturrock, whose opened parachute has been discovered.
Extract from the No.15 Operational Training Unit ORB. Summary;
14.01.1945
This aircraft was flying from its base at GRAVELEY in bad
weather and short of fuel.
The crew, F/O Morgan (pilot) and Sgt Sturrock (navigator)
abandoned the aircraft near GREENHAM COMMON, Berkshire. The
aircraft continued on to crash at SNELSMORE FARM, CHIEVELEY,
Berkshire. Sadly the New Zealand pilot was killed when he struck
the tail fin of the aircraft whilst baling-out, his body was
subsequently found nearby to his wrecked machine. The navigator
landed safely. Police informed HAMPSTEAD NORRIS airfield
regarding the crash, however GREENHAM COMMON airfield had taken
all necessary action. Both stations mounted guard over the
wreck.
Further extract from No.692 Squadron ORB.
15.01.1945 News received that F/O J. P. Morgan NZ 413881 Pilot
was killed when his aircraft crashed. His navigator’s parachute
harness was found 12 miles south of NEWBURY.
17.01.1945 News was received late in the day that the body of
1800054 Sgt J. A. M. Sturrock. Nav “B” has been found some 3 to
4 miles away from his harness. The death of both members of crew
in such tragic circumstances is deeply regretted
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B17 Bomb Release
Mechanism 2 (pg1 rel)
Here is a Bomb release mechanism
from a B17 Bomber
This part has been released
from a private collection and all I can tell you is this
aircraft crashed at Hanningfield in Essex during WWII.
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B24 R-1830 Twin Wasp engine relic (Pg1 Relics) Here is
a relic from a R-1830 Twin Wasp engine
The Pratt & Whitney R-1830
Twin Wasp is an American air-cooled radial aircraft engine.
The design traces its history to 1929 experiments at Pratt &
Whitney on twin-row designs. Production began in 1932 and it was
widely used during the 1930s.
It was selected as the power plant for both B-24 Liberator heavy
bomber and the Douglas DC-3 transport, two of the
most-produced aircraft making it the most-produced aviation
engine in history. Unfortunately the history of the aircraft is
unknown but it was located in the Arnhem area of Holland so most
likely a relic from the Market garden operation.
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GB 840
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JU 88 control crank (Pg1 Relics)
Here is a control crank from a
JU 88 its from the tail or to control the elevator, its
obviously from a crash but we have no idea of the identity of
the aircraft still a nice rare peace.
Shown above the JU 88.
The JU88 Was one of the most versatile German aircraft of the
war.
It was first designed in
1936 and amazingly flew later that year as a fast daylight
bomber it was soon shown to have excellent performance and was
used in multiple roles throughout the war.
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Arnhem C47 relics (pg 1 Relics) This
collection of Relics came from a crash sight in Arnhem, clearly
from a US made aircraft.
A fascinating collection from one of
the famous battles of WWII the purchase price includes all the
items in the p[ictures.
Being a mainly British
operation "Market Garden" the fact the jack box has an
airminstry plate this is from an aircraft almost certainly being
operated by the RAF.
These were purchased from a
collector in Holland many being held for many years the
detailed history has been lost if in fact it was ever known.
The most likely source of
these parts is the C47 which were used extensively by the RAF
during this operation , dropping troops and towing gliders.
Nearly 80 C47s were lost in
operation Market Garden.
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Shown above a C47 dropping paratroops over Arnhem note the
British markings on the aircraft.
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Merlin reduction gear from Robin McNair Hurricane BE 566 (p1 Rel)
This is a Merlin reduction gear
recovered from the crash sight of Hurricane BE 566 flown by
Robin Mac Nair.
He took off from Charmy Down
and was shot down while protecting Bath during the German Blitz
on 25th April 1942.
This piece was supplied by the
person that excavated the aircraft under licence from the MOD.
Robin John McNair was born on 21st May 1918 in
London and was educated at Gaveney House, Hampstead and Douai
Schools.
He joined the RAFVR in March 1939 as an Airman
u/t Pilot and began his flying training at 16 E&RFTS Shoreham.
Called up on 1st September 1939, he completed
his training and arrived at 5 OTU Aston Down on 7th July 1940.
He converted to Spitfires and joined 3 Squadron at Wick on 28th
July where he flew Hurricanes.
On 28th September McNair was posted to 249
Squadron at North Weald. He went on to 96 Squadron when it was
formed at Cranage on 18th December 1940. He destroyed a He111
over Liverpool on 12th March 1941. With his tour completed,
McNair was posted to a night-fighter OTU as an instructor.
He was commissioned in November 1941. In early
1942 McNair joined 87 Squadron at Charmy Down and flew with the
squadron in the Dieppe operation on 19th August.
He was awarded the DFC (gazetted 22nd September
1942). In October he was posted to 245 Squadron at Middle Wallop
and became a Flight Commander in early 1943.
McNair was given command of 247 Squadron at
Merston in January 1944 and led the squadron to Normandy in
June. Whilst leading it on an armed reconnaissance in July, his
Typhoon was hit by flak and his engine failed. McNair glided
over enemy lines through intense fire and landed in a field.
He was posted away in August, became CFI at 55
OTU Aston Down and was awarded a Bar to the DFC (gazetted 26th
September 1944).
In 1945 McNair converted to Meteors and was in
command of 74 Squadron when he was released from the RAF in
January 1946.
McNair joined the Ministry of Civil Aviation,
then went to British European Airways on its foundation in 1946.
From 1951 to 1956 he was deputy to Lord Amherst, director of
BEA's Associated Companies and helped to establish smooth
commercial relations between the airline's foreign subsidiaries.
After holding a series of senior appointments, which entailed
responsibility for the establishment of new routes and overseas
marketing, McNair retired in 1979 from British Airways, into
which BEA and BOAC had merged.
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JU 52 Relic from Crete (p1 Rel)
The BMW engine plate and air speed
indicator instrument face was acquired from a shop in Crete in
1975, the shop owner said they had come from a JU 52 crash site
in the area of Suda bay Crete, and that the remains of the JU 52
were found in the early 1960's and were from a crash sight from
the invasion of Crete in 1942.
The ASI face has the
reference FL 22215
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Canadian Hurricane
link chute (p1 Rel)
HERE WE HAVE A
GENUINE MACHINE G__ LINK CHUTE AS FOUND ON HAWKER HURRICANE
BW874 CRASH SITE ON OCT 96. IT WAS CLEANED, IDENTIFIED. IT HAS
SMALL DENTS , IT DIDN'T BURNT AND IS NOT CORRODED
MADE OF ALUMINIUM
INCLUDING THE SEA HURRICANE XIIA,CANADIAN CAR &
FOUNDRY BUILT 1,451 HURRICANES, ALSO TURNED OUT 1,206 WINGS
(MOST W 12 X .303 BROWNING MG MOUNTS) AND 1,168 OLEO LEGS
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Dornier 17 Access panel (pg1 air)
This is a
really superb and rare , its the petrol tank dip stick
access panel taken as a souvenir from DO17Z-3 built by
Siebel of Halie in January 1940.
Unfortunately the history of this aircraft has been lost
over time and no records were made of the DO 17 aircraft
serial numbers prior to late August 1940 but it is still a
stunningly well preserved piece from this iconic German
aircraft .
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JU 87 B Stuka Access panel and data plate (pg1 air)
A superb
Battle of Britain piece.
This is an
access panel and data plate taken from the crash site of
Junkers JU87B of 2./Stukageschwader 77 that crashed into
Fishbourne Creek on the 18th August 1940.
The
reverse carries the black painted serial number 5518 in
addition it has the component plate Weser Flugzeugbau srie
10317/504 Zeichn 8.87.100 Fabr Monat 10.39.
The
back of the frame carries the full details of the aircraft
plus a photo of the Pilot under guard at Chichester.
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B17 Trailing Aerial
(pg1 rel) Here is a
trailing aerial from a B17, this part has been released from a
private collection and all I can tell you is this aircraft
crashed at Hanningfield in Essex during WWII.
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The Lancaster headed out
over the Norfolk coast to rendezvous with aircraft drawn from
other airfields in the N. East. The armada then crossed the
German coast just south of the border with Denmark, before
heading south-east to the target area. Several aircraft fell
prey to the German air defences on the way out, and were seen to
plunge down to earth in flames. JB659 survived and completed her
mission. The pilot turned onto a heading to take the Lancaster
on the first leg of the journey back to Bourn, a journey which,
tragically, was not to be completed.
As the aircraft neared
the Dutch coast, a Messerschmitt night-fighter dived out of the
night sky and attacked the bomber. The Lancaster stood no chance
against the firepower and superior manoeuvrability of the
Messerschmitt, and the encounter ended when the cockpit of the
Lancaster was blasted away from the fuselage and hurtled down to
earth, taking the bodies of the pilot and the born aimer with
it.
The
remainder of the plane, with two of the four engines still
running, crashed in flames onto a farmhouse, some five miles
south of Amsterdam, killing the farmer and his family.
The bodies of Allan Hart
and Gordon Williams were recovered bv the Germans, and buried in
the local cemetery at Zwanenburg, where the graves are now cared
for by Rosalind Emerson, a Norfolk lady now living in Holland.
The bodies of the Dutch family were also recovered and buried at
Zwanenburg. The other five members of the crew of JB659 were
however buried deep inside the fuselage at the crash site, and
had remained so for some 57 years.
Plans were in hand to
build a marina, and as the work involved the site of the 1944
crash, a Royal Dutch Airforce Salvage Team was called to
excavate the wreckage and recover the remains of the five
airmen.
After consultations with
known relatives, it was decided to bury the five crewmen in a
shared grave next to their comrades in the cemetery at
Zwanenburg.
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supercharger casing(pg1 relics)
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This is a substantial piece
of the supercharger casing from one of JB 659's Packard
Merlin's. This is a large piece
measuring approximately 450mm by 250 mm.
£255
Part 4 Crank case (pg1
relics)
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them
This is part of the crank case from
one of JB 659's Packard Merlin's.
This piece has wood embedded in it presumably where
it made contact with the farm house. You can clearly see where
the piston liner attaches.
Measures 250 mm by 250 mm.
£175
Part 6 inlet tube (pg1
relics)
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This part of the inlet from one of JB 659's
Packard Merlin's you can clearly see where the tube bolts onto
the head.
Measures 200 mm by120 mm.
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Part 8 cam follower (pg1
relics)
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This is a cam follower from one of JB 659's
Packard Merlin's
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art 9 drive (pg1
relics)
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This part is one of the
internal drive gears from one of JB 659's Packard Merlin's .
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Part 12 crank case (pg1
relics)
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This part is a piece from the
crankcase you can see where the big end shell used to attach
from one of JB 659's Packard Merlin's .
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Part 15 (pg1 relics)
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£35
Part 17 (pg1 relics)
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Merlin parts from Lancaster
JB659(pg1 relics)
JB
659 was a Mk III Avro Lancaster of 97 Squadron, and in
January 1944 was stationed at RAF Bourn.
At precisely ten
past five, on the afternoon of January 30th 1944,
JB659 took off from Bourn airfield as
part of a mass bombing raid on Berlin. The Lancaster
was fuelled up for a possible 2000 mile round trip, and
carried a bomb load of five two-thousand pound bombs, as
well as marker flares. There were seven crew on board:
Pilot Officer Allan Robert Hart, 22, RAAF
WO.II Gordon Ivan Williams, 21, RCAF
Sgt. Leslie Clifton, 24, RAF(VR)
Sgt. Douglas F. Hicks, 24, RAF(VR)
Sgt. Williarn Joseph .Tones, 21, RAF(VR)
F/Sgt. Charles M. Price, 30, RCAF
F/Sgt. . Harold T. Boal, 20, RAAF
Mk III Lancaster
You can see details of the recovery on
this
link
Pictures and details of the crew and the operation can be
found on this
link.
Video of the complete story
link
History of 97 Squadron
Link
Mk
III Lancaster
The following parts
are from JB659's Packard Merlin 28's.
After the recovery
packs of pieces of wreckage from Lancaster JB659 shot down
over Holland were sold off the to raise funds to allow for
an appropriate display of the wreckage of JB-659.
I did not buy these parts directly from the original
source but they were supplied to me from a trusted contact
who purchased them directly from the original source.
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Part 2
inlet tube (pg1 relics)
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This is a piece of the inlet tube
from one of JB 659's Packard Merlin's
which sits on top of the engine and carry's fuel
mix from the supercharger to the inlet manifold. The tubing on
the top connects to the K Gass pumps for cold starting.
This piece measures
approximately 300 mm by 140 mm
£175
Part 3 Crank case (pg1
relics)
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This is part of the lower crank case and you can clearly
see where the piston liner attaches and the engine mount.
This piece measures approximately 360
mm by 300 mm
£175
Part 5 inlet tube (pg1
relics)
This is a piece of the
inlet tube from one of JB 659's Packard Merlin's
which sits on top of the engine and carry's fuel
mix from the supercharger to the inlet manifold.
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Measures 300 mm by160 mm.
£55
Part 7 cam follower (pg1
relics)
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This is a cam follower from one of JB 659's
Packard Merlin's
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Mk III
Lancaster
Part 10 Head (pg1
relics)
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This part is a piece from
the head or crankcase you can see where the head bolt used to
attach from one of JB 659's Packard Merlin's .
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Part 11 crank case (pg1
relics)
This part is
a piece from the crankcase you can see where the big end shell
used to attach from one of JB 659's Packard Merlin's .
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£45
Part 14 (pg1 relics)
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Part 16 (pg1 relics)
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Part 18 (pg1 relics)
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Part 20 (pg1 relics)
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Part 22 (pg1 relics)
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Part 24 (pg1 relics)
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Part 26 (pg1 relics)
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Part 28 (pg1 relics)
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Part 30 (pg1 relics)
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Part 32 (pg1 relics)
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Part 34 (pg1 relics)
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Propeller Hub (pg1 relics)
This hub was again recovered
in the Arnhem area of Holland. We are unable at this time to
identify which aircraft it came from but it is a big piece.
It was badly damaged
when it came down .
If asked to guess I
would say it was probably German in origin. If you can ID this
piece please
contact us
£175
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BF110 wheel door (pg 1 Relics)
Here we have a wheel door from a BF 110 it
still has its ID plate attached see left, I stand to be
corrected but I believe with German parts it is often possible
to identify the specific aircraft from the plate please
contact
me if you have any further information on this.
The Messerschmitt Bf 110,
often called the Me 110, was a twin-engine heavy fighter (Zerstörer –
German for "Destroyer") in the service of the Luftwaffe during
WWII. Goring was a proponent of the Bf 110, and nicknamed it his
Eisenseiten ("Ironsides").Development work on an improved
type to replace the Bf 110, the ME 210 began before the war
started, but its teething troubles resulted in the Bf 110
soldiering on until the end of the war in various roles,
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Churchill Victory
Plaque (pg1 relics) Here we
have Victory Plaque which consists of Churchill's bust on the
Letter V
This Measures Approximately
280mm x 213mm and is made from cast aluminium
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Halifax LL505 Tubing (pg1 rel)
This is a piece of tubing from a
Handley page Halifax LL505 which crashed on the 20/10/44
in the lake district.
Pilot - F/O John Armstrong
Johnston RCAF (C/29783), aged 27, of Carp, Ontario, Canada.
Buried Blacon Cemetery, Chester.
Navigator - F/O Francis Aubrey Bell RCAF (J/39888), aged 33, of
Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada. Buried Blacon Cemetery, Chester.
Bomb Aimer - P/O Robert Newton Whitley RCAF (J/38243), aged 20,
of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Buried Blacon Cemetery,
Chester.
Flight Engineer - Sgt William Brisbane Ferguson RAFVR (1826294),
aged 19, of Caldercruix. Buried New Monkland Cemetery,
Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - Sgt Calvin George Whittingstall
RCAF (R/198207), aged 20, of Mount Dennis, Ontario, Canada.
Buried Blacon Cemetery, Chester.
Air Gunner - Sgt Donald Fraser Titt RCAF (R/271259), aged 19, of
Rockwood, Ontario, Canada. Buried Blacon Cemetery, Chester.
Air Gunner - Sgt George Riddoch RCAF (R/259938), aged 20, of
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Buried Blacon Cemetery, Chester.
Flight Engineer - Sgt Harvey Ellsworth Pyche RCAF (R/225354),
aged 21, of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada. Buried Blacon
Cemetery, Chester.
Halifax LL505 came to grief on Great Carrs in the Lake District
on the night of 22nd October 1944 while the crew were
undertaking a night navigation exercise flying from Topcliffe in
Yorkshire. The crew; seven Canadians and one Scot, took off from
Topcliffe at 14.05hrs and the flight plan would have seen them
navigate to various turning points in the UK before returning to
land back at base on completion of the training exercise. By
18.56hrs the crew had encountered very thick cloud whilst over
the north-west of England and they became hopelessly lost. They
made a series of radio transmissions including a "Darky" message
beginning at 18.56hrs that were picked up on the ground. Upon
receiving the "Darky" Topcliffe Flying Control transmitted
instructions including a bearing fly to locate Topcliffe and a
height to remain above to clear high ground. Half an hour later
the crew were still struggling and were informed to climb to a
safe height of 4,000ft and to orbit the area they were flying
over. Topcliffe Flying Control made a request to Church Fenton
airfield that a Mosquito be scrambled to assist the Halifax
crew. A first 307 Squadron Mosquito ("A-165") flown by P/O Jerzy
Nowakowski and F/O Emil Sluszkiewicz was dispatched at 19.50hrs,
the Mosquito would have probably been equipped with the latest
night-fighting direction finding equipment and with the Halifax
presumably being only one in the area the Mosquito crew were
homed to it with the aim of guiding the Halifax crew to make a
safe landing. The Mosquito crew were successful in locating the
Halifax but literally as they located it they witnessed it crash
on Great Carrs. The first Mosquito landed at Church Fenton at
21.10hrs. A second Mosquito ("N-113") took off at 22.05hrs and
landed back at Church Fenton at 22.55hrs. What appears to have
happened is that instead of climbing the crew descended so they
could get a visual fix on the ground but by this stage it was
flying too low in the heart of the Lake District. The aircraft
hit a sloping grass and rock strewn fellside near to the top of
Great Carrs while flying in roughly from the west and sadly all
on board were killed.
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B17 Bomb Release
mechanism 1 (pg1 rel)
Here is a Bomb
release mechanism from a B17 Bomber
This part has been released
from a private collection and all I can tell you is this
aircraft crashed at Hanningfield in Essex during WWII.
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B17 Bomb Release
mechanism 3 (pg1 rel)
Here is a Bomb
release mechanism from a B17 Bomber
This part has been released
from a private collection and all I can tell you is this
aircraft crashed at Hanningfield in Essex during WWII.
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