Crank shaft from V6565 |
Flying out of RAF Usworth as part of No.55 OTU on a formation flying exercise the aircraft entered cloud and flew at high speed straight into the mountain . Both crewmen would have been killed instantly .
Hub from V6565 |
They were
Sgt . Stanislaw Karubin DFM V7742
and
P/O Zigmunt Hohne V6565
Sgt Karubin was a hero .
He fought in Poland against the initial German attack with 111 Eskadra Squadron having some success in shooting down a Bf110 . Escaping the German clutches he also fought in the Battle of France before becoming a Battle of Britain ace .
He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal .
Sgt. Stanislaw Karubin D.F.M
Sgt. Stanislaw Karubin D.F.M
V6565 |
impact site of V6565 with the memorial to both men |
Detail of V6565 from engine casing |
another number from V6565 |
The wreckage of V7742 is more difficult to see and photograph being spread amongst the rocky scree slope below the small crags.
Main spar of V7742 |
the speed of impact is exhibited here within the extremely crumpled metal of V7742 |
Sgt Karubin |
P/O Hohne |
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