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| P-38,s lined up on the runway in Northern Ireland . |
Large wing section ,flaps are still attached .
On the 26th January 1943 a flight of P-38 were being flown from Goxhill in Lincolnshire to Langford Lodge in Northern Ireland .
Two of these aircraft collided with each other over The Forest of Bowland , Lancashire. They both crashed into the moor about 1 and a half miles apart. According to reports neither pilot attempted to bail out . They may have been injured or killed in the initial collision.
On the 26th January 1943 a flight of P-38 were being flown from Goxhill in Lincolnshire to Langford Lodge in Northern Ireland .
Two of these aircraft collided with each other over The Forest of Bowland , Lancashire. They both crashed into the moor about 1 and a half miles apart. According to reports neither pilot attempted to bail out . They may have been injured or killed in the initial collision.
This aircraft was piloted by
2nd Lt Stephen. L. White
Who was killed along with the pilot of the other aircraft
1st Lt Henry. L. Perry
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| he main aircraft in this picture is 42-12908 , the number lies between the two that crashed here, so its reasonable to assume that this is pretty much what they looked like . |
that's great that reference shot of a flight, in flight! amazing massive sections of wreckage - i guess this is why they are still there, they are so large.
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