Republic P-47C Thunderbolt 41-6259 of the 311th Ferrying Squadron, 27th Air Transport Group USAAF, crashed near Ashbourne on the 19th January 1944 while being ferried from Halesworth in southern England to Maghaberry in Northern Ireland. The accident report suggests that the pilot lost control when he attempted to climb through low cloud.  

Very little remains on the surface today, though a crater is visible. The sites was excavated a number of years ago in an attempt to find the engine. This though, was recovered at the time as it is clearly visible the photographs that accompany the accident report.

Below is a photo from the accident report showing the crater with in the foreground the aircraft's engine.

Thanks, Mike Stowe, www.accident-report.com 

2nd Lieutenant Dennis E. Robinson was buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, below is a photograph of his grave.

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