Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Boeing B-17G 44-8683 ''Dear Mom''


looking up to the impact site from the present day wreckage pool
a number can still be made out 
Bottom of shot can be seen the highest wreckage I could find
On the 17th of May 1945 B-17G 44-8683 flying out of Knettishall on a training flight crashed into Great Whernside , Yorkshire in deteriorating weather .

The crew of 5 were all killed . 

Pilot 1st Lt. Harry J. Cole
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Vance L. Ferguson
Nav 2nd Lt. James M. Young
Eng Sgt. Hoyt E. Dixon
W. Op. S/Sgt Dario Battista 

The plane had been named 'Dear Mom'

At the location it is still easy to see scarring where the aircraft crashed ....scars are even spaced that seem to indicate where  the engines impacted.



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2 comments:

  1. Ian D B20 June 2013 at 23:36

    Good to revisit these places Paul. That was a grand day out in the Dales, probably our best outing up there. Recall we thought all that remaining snow was going to be covering all the crash sites, but we were lucky.

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  2. ang wickham26 June 2013 at 07:19

    a sad name to have, given the deaths of these poor lads. love the red poppy.

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