de Havilland Tigermoth Mk.II T6464 of No.24 Elementary Flying Training School crashed on Blindstones Moss near Oldham, on the 12th April 1945

de Havilland Tiger Moth

 

Michael Augustine O’Connell Flight Sergeant RNZAF Pilot Killed

 

The pilot had taken off from Sealand at 09:50 for a cross-country flight, just over 1.5 hours into the flight the pilot lost control of the aircraft in cloud and it then either span or dived into the ground on Blindstones Moss near to Chew Reservoir.

Wreckage at the crash site of de Havilland Tiger Moth T6464 on Blindstones Moss, Chew Brook, Oldham
The only metal parts of any size that remain visible at the site are these pieces of cowling.
Wreckage at the crash site of de Havilland Tiger Moth T6464 on Blindstones Moss, Chew Brook, Oldham
The wreckage gathered together at the crash site of T6464.
Grave of Flight Sergeant Michael Augustine O’Connell at Chester Blacon Cemetery
Flight Sergeant O’Connell was buried at Chester (Blacon) cemetery, above is his grave.