Hi Guys
Has anyone been to the air museum at Sunderland lately? I am interested in information and pics of the lancaster wreckage that they have. Apparently it was a canadian Lancaster and crashed while trying to reach Middleton St George.
By: JDA - 27th March 2004 at 16:08
Has anyone been to North East Aircraft Museum??
During excavations near Mcmullan Rd Darlington for new housing in the late Eighties, small items of aircraft wreckage was uncovered. I was a member of NEAM @ the time,the wreckage was from a Lancaster from Middleton St George,(early 1945,engine problems?) the pilots name was Mcmullan (Canadian squadron?),I think that he was killed in the crash,it was believed @ the time that he stayed with the plane to avoid crashing into existing houses.The Rd was named in his honour.The small items recovered were placed on a memorial board, a memorial board was later sent to his relative in Canada.The original board may now be in another local museum.
I will be visiting NEAM next week & will confirm this information then
By: Hatton - 26th March 2004 at 16:34
no mention pete but perhaps there is an email on there so you can contact them?
steve
By: ajdawson - 26th March 2004 at 09:59
NEAM
I went in May 2002, I don’t remember any Lancaster wreckage there though.
Some photos from the visit can be found at http://www.museum-explorer.org.uk/museum-explorer/site_details_return.php?museum=97#183
Andy
By: dhfan - 26th March 2004 at 07:45
I wouldn’t say I’ve never been there, I just don’t remember any Lancaster wreckage.
However it was six or seven years ago, and I wasn’t impressed with the museum.
By: Peter - 26th March 2004 at 03:12
Sp not one single person on this forum has ever set foot in their museum then…?
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