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Crash site of Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIB Z3253 at Snaefell Mines near Laxey, Isle of Man

8th October 1941
Hurricane Mk.IIB Z3253
No.133 (Eagle) Sqn, RAF
Snaefell Mines, Laxey

During early October 1941 No.133 (Eagle) Sqn was being moved from Duxford near Cambridge to Eglinton in Northern Ireland for advanced training.  Advanced parties had travelled to Eglinton 4th and … Continue reading “1941-10-08|Hurricane Mk.IIB|Z3253|No.133 (Eagle) Sqn, RAF|Snaefell Mines, Laxey”

Crash site of Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIB Z3677 below North Barrule

8th October 1941
Hurricane Mk.IIB Z3677
No.133 (Eagle) Sqn, RAF
North Barrule, Maughold

During early October 1941 No.133 (Eagle) Sqn was being moved from Duxford near Cambridge to Eglinton in Northern Ireland for advanced training.  Advanced parties had travelled to Eglinton 4th and … Continue reading “1941-10-08|Hurricane Mk.IIB|Z3677|No.133 (Eagle) Sqn, RAF|North Barrule, Maughold”

Memorial at the crash site of Boeing B-17G 43-38856 on North Barrule, Isle of Man

23rd April 1945
B-17G 43-38856
381st BG, USAAF
North Barrule, Maughold

The aircraft was on a ferry flight from Ridgewell in Esssex to Nutts Corner in Northern Ireland with a normal ferry crew and a large number of passengers.  These passengers … Continue reading “1945-04-23|B-17G|43-38856|381st BG, USAAF|North Barrule, Maughold”