Handley Page Hailfax Mk.II JP182 of No.14 Ferry Pilots Pool crashed on Eel Crag below the summit of Crag Hill to the west of Keswick on the 24th January 1944 while being ferried from RAF Kinloss in Scotland to No.5 MU at RAF Kemble in Wiltshire.
|
Crew / Passengers |
Rank - if applicable |
Position e.g. Pilot |
Status |
|
Bernard Short |
Flight Captain ATA |
Pilot |
Killed |
|
Arthur Bird |
Senior Flight Engineer |
Flight Engineer |
Killed |
Bernard
Short was the pilot Leopard Moth AV986 when it crashed on Rushup Edge in the
Peak District, this crash site still eludes us though.
The first real collection of wreckage from the aircraft is in a sheepfold near the base of the crags.
This photo is looking down hill from below where the aircraft impacted, there is a long trail of small fragments down the mountain. At the impact point there is very little left. A couple of pieces of burnt alloy along with a few other fragments is all that is left at the impact point.