Handley Page Halifax BB310
The memorial just next to the impact point |
The aircraft exploded upon impacting the fell ,creating a still visible crater within the large scree rocks . The entire crew were killed , probaly instantly .
They were:
F/O Paul B. Stevens RCAF, pilot
F/O Sydney Brookes RAFVR, second pilot
Flt Sgt William ''Alan'' Johnson RAFVR DFM, wireless op / air gunner
Flt Sgt Frank Pess RCAF, wireless op / air gunner
Flt Sgt Harold S. Seabrook RCAF, wireless op / air gunner
Sgt Robert J. Littlefield RAFVR, flight engineer
Sgt William J. Morrison RAFVR, navigator
Sgt Hugh Dunningham RAFVR, wireless op / air gunner
Sgt Dean W. Swedberg RCAF, wireless op / air gunner
F/O Stevens whilst part of the Royal Canadian Air Force was actually an American rather than a Canadian .
Our visit this day was on the 70th anniversay of the crash . The weather was dreadful but cleared long enough whilst we were at the crash site for me to take a few pictures .
The plaque placed as a memorial in 1994 |
Paint still adorns this fragment |
small fragments some showing signs of an intense fire |
Nice presentation Paul, especially like the second photo, nice light in the foreground. Use flash for this one? Good to visit on the anniversary and it was a lucky stroke that the clouds lifted just at the right moment; we could have started a descent 5 minutes sooner and missed the view!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ian , No flash though ...looks like I did though doesnt it ... I had an ND grad on and I suspect i had it set wrongly (too low) so that may be the reason .
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