De Havilland Mosquito TA525
On the 14th February 1946 this aircraft crashed into the fellside
above Castle Bolton in the Yorkshire Dales.Flying out of RAF Middleton
St George on a solo training exercise the pilot crashed in cloud .
The pilot, it has been alleged, was ordered to climb by air traffic control ,he failed to do this and the result can now be seen piled in a depression on the fellside.
The pilot who was a member of the Dutch Navy was killed
The pilot, it has been alleged, was ordered to climb by air traffic control ,he failed to do this and the result can now be seen piled in a depression on the fellside.
The pilot who was a member of the Dutch Navy was killed
Sgt Gebines La Hei RAFVR
A tragic incident so soon after the wars end.
Smashing photos. A had forgotten about this visit, it is good to be reminded!
ReplyDeleteYeah i'd almost forgotten myself .....lot of wreckage for an aircraft in yorkshire , lot of wreckage for a mossie ! I suppose that posting this will dictate i post the other one we visited that day sometime soon .:-) Do you remember that one ?
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