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 losing power in its Port engine.
|
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 |
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.