Lancashire Crash Sites

Wreckage

James,

Much has disappeared over the intervening years but there is still quite a bit to be seen, if you know where to go.

There are several chaps much more knowledgeable on this subject and area than me and no-doubt they will be on the Forum soon to offer advice.

It might help if you could remember what particular area(s) of Lancashire you visited.

Did you take any photographs?

Anon.

Crash sites

There are several good books on the subject of these high-ground and moorland crash sites. The authors frequent this Forum and will undoubtedly be along soon.

Anon.

Hi

Many thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I was probably around 6-7 years old and my uncle is no longer as he was divorced out of the family many years ago. Due to this I have no idea where I was in fact I am only supposing it was Lancashire to be honest. I live in Rossendale and would be very interested in anything near there as I am now into photography and would love to revisit some of these sites.

Thanks

James

There are still a number of sites in Lancashire with visibile wreckage, ranging from a few fragments to much more substantial parts. Probably the largest remaining site in the county is the P-38 on Baxton Fell.

There’s not much around Rossendale that has wreckage on the surface, probably the nearest is Hurricane PG472 on the southern end of Winter Hill.

You could well have been taken to some of the sites in the Peak District as even 30 years ago they had far more than the Lancashire sites.

What, you mean us?

Hi James – Rossendale was close to the haunt of the long defunct Pennine Aviation Museum (Bacup) and many of their forays were up to High Ground Crash sites – could your uncle have been connected to them? Also there is still an active Rossendale Aviation Society, though apart from talks, they don’t really go in for Aviation Archaeology, though a few members also attended some of the Pennine group’s activities.

You could try my website which has a page on Lancashire High Ground Sites, though there are others featured on other parts of the site. Also Alan’s site features a few – perhaps photos from different angles might jog the memory? Then of course there is a certain book – see link below in my signature – you could always borrow it from your local library!