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Peak District Air Accident Research

Peak District Air Accident Research

 Peak District Air Accident Research

 

Canberra P. R. Mk.7 WT505 of 58 Squadron RAF, crashed on Ponsonby Fell near the town of Gosforth on the western side of the Lake District on the 21st January 1956

 

Crew / Passengers Rank - if applicable Position e.g. Pilot Status
William Falconer Wilfred Ninian Gough Flying Officer Pilot Killed
Douglas Cornforth Flying Officer Navigator Killed

 

Area where aircraft crashed

 

We found no wreckage during our visit to Ponsonby Fell, but we know that the tail came to rest in the foreground of the photo. There is a photo showing the tail at the time in Air Crashes in The Lake District which was matched to this point.

The tail lay part way along the wreckage trail left by the crash, the last parts were just beyond the wall shown in the centre of the image.

 

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