Im trying to find out a bit more about the Halifax B111 MZ311 that crashed on top of Cleeve Hill near Cheltenham on the 26/8/44, I do have the crash report card from the RAF Museum but unfortunately it doesn’t give a precise location, it mentions it crashed on a grass bank on the side of a quarry but anyone that knows the area will know there are lots of quarries up there..my intention is to go up there on the anniversary, this year being the 70th, and just take a moment and lay some flowers, if anyone might have an idea of the exact location I would be very grateful.. thankyou
By: Lyffe - 12th February 2021 at 15:52
On second thoughts my ‘199’ might be ‘198’
Brian
By: Lyffe - 12th February 2021 at 15:46
Further to my previous post, and with rafachelt’s permission, I’ve attached some images of the recently found fragment of wreckage, in the hope our experts could confirm it comes from a MkIII Halifax.
The identity stamp reads 57773 B9; below is another, partially hidden, stamp which starts with 199 (gap) then what looks like the top of a ‘T’ followed by a gap then another ‘T’.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Brian
By: Lyffe - 11th February 2021 at 17:14
There has been ongoing discussion about this accident since last September on the RAF Commands forum at http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?26587-78-SQN-RAF-Loss-o…. It is possible that a fragment of the wreckage has been found recently – see #67 of the thread.
Brian
By: rafachelt - 11th February 2021 at 13:33
For sandridge: please contact rafacheltenham@gmail.com for details about this crash.
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