Hucknall (Annesley) area crashes.

[ATTACH]185213[/ATTACH] Stirling Memorial in Annesley,which I visited in early 2000.

IIRC there were copies of David Needham’s book in the NAM Shop on Sunday.

There were also copies of the new Lady Helen Nall book about the Hoveringham Lancaster crashes that had memorials dedicated at the weekend.

The story of Stirling EH988 is told in David Needham’s Nottinghamshire Air Crashes. Watersons in Nottingham probably still have some copies. No mention of the Barracuda, the only other crash coverd is the Goacher M Rans that came down at Moseley Farm in 1999.

Thank you for the replies, I hadn’t heard about the Stirling but I remember my Dad telling me about the Barracuda & the fact it came down on the railway track which runs through an area of Annesley called “the Warren”.

Don those details certainly fit the bill, many thanks for that.

Regards Rad.

P.s. Twinn otter e-mail address duly PM’d.

Hi Radpoe,

From my database:

25/11/1944
Fairey Barracuda I
Serial No.MX709
7 FPP

Flew into ground in bad weather near Annesley North Junction. T/O John Platt Murphy killed.

As has been previously mentioned, the other aircraft is likely to have been Stirling EH988.

Regards,

Don

Radpoe,

If you PM me an email address I’ll send you an article text about a Wireless Operator from Worksop who declined to fly in the Stirling EH988 that is commemorated at Anneseley.

EH988 was ex-1661 HCU and was being flown from RAF Winthorpe to Northern Ireland for scrapping. Recovered fragments from EH988, which crashed on the Musters Estate are stored in a small wooden casket at Newark Air Museum.

There is alot of info on AiX regarding the crashes you mention, you might find some info on here;
http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/forumdisplay.php?142-Memorial-Photos-Nottinghamshire

Hope this helps

Stirling EH988 also crashed in Annesley,there`s a big memorial and Garden dedicated to the crew.