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Wooden marker placed close to the crash site of Consolidated Liberator AM915 on Arinarach Hill near Campbeltown

1st September 1941
Liberator Mk.I AM915
BOAC
Arinarach Hill, Kintyre

The crash occurred while the aircraft was on the final leg of its journey from Montreal with a number of passengers bound for the UK.  They were a mix of … Continue reading “1941-09-01|Liberator Mk.I|AM915|BOAC|Arinarach Hill, Kintyre”

Undercarriage oleo at the crash site of Consolidated PB4Y-1 63949 on Broken Ground, Mossley

18th December 1943
PB4Y-1 Liberator 63934
VB110, USN
Broken Ground, Mossley

The crew had been carrying out an anti U-Boat patrol over the Bay of Biscay from their home station at Dunkeswell in Devon. On returning they found that the station … Continue reading “1943-12-18|PB4Y-1 Liberator|63934|VB110, USN|Broken Ground, Mossley”

Memorial at the crash site of Martin Baltimore AG689 at Tedsmore Hall, Shropshire

16th September 1944
Baltimore Mk.I AG689
ECFS, RAF
Tedsmore Hall, Shropshire

The five officers were all attached to No.9 Course at the Empire Central Flying School at RAF Hullavington, which had started on the 24th August 1944, where officers from the … Continue reading “1944-09-16|Baltimore Mk.I|AG689|ECFS, RAF|Tedsmore Hall, Shropshire”