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Peak District Air Accident Research

Peak District Air Accident Research

Peak District Air Accident Research

North American P-51D Mustang 44-72181 / VF-S ‘Sunny VIII’ of the 366th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, crashed on Castleshaw Moor 29th May 1945 while being ferried from Debden to Speke

 

North American P-51D Mustang

 

Crew / Passengers Rank - if applicable Position e.g. Pilot Status
Harold H. Fredericks 1st Lieutenant Pilot Killed

 

Wreckage at the crash site of North American P-51D Mustang 44-72181 on Castleshaw Moor, Oldham

A photo taken in August 2002 of the remains of Sunny VIII on Castleshaw Moor.

 

Wreckage at the crash site of North American P-51D Mustang 44-72181 on Castleshaw Moor, Oldham

The collection of wreckage after exactly 60 years on the hill in May 2005.

 

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