Here, in the UK, you can drive along a major Motorway in the West of England and just about see the crash site where, just postwar, a Tempest was lost with its pilot, Flt Sgt Steele, who is still missing. Recovery would be quite simple. Its not in a jungle like the subject of this thread, and where the existence of a still missing WW2 aircrew is understandable, but instead is not many miles from the UK’s MOD HQ where “missing” casualties are dealt with. I’m not trying to be controversial here, but just highlighting an ironic contrast of the two cases and the policies of respective governmental organisations.

Whereabouts is that?

I’ll be there on the Saturday, first time for me.

How crowded does the event get, is traffic and parking bad?

“The BFG and his friend ruin Cosford Air Show”

Seems to be far less busier than before though, but I am glad (I think) to see it back

A quick Google brings up the following –

“25/04/44 – 76 Sqn – Shot down by intruder nr. Welney on return from Karlsruhe.

Crew were :-
P/O D.R Dibbins – killed
F/Sgt J.R Bathe – killed
Sgt K.C Oswald – killed
Sgt G.J Head – killed
Sgt J.G Davenport- killed
Sgt N.M Harrison -killed
F/Sgt J. Anderson – injured”

As well as the following –

“Serial range LK779 – LK812. 34 Halifax Mk.111. Part of a batch of 200 HP Halifax Mk.V/111. LK626-LK667; LK680LK711; LK725-LK746 Mk.V; LK747-LK766; LK779-LK812; LK826- LK850; LLK863-LK8877 Mk.111. Delivered by Fairey Aviation (Stockport) between 20Feb44 and 23Mar44. Airborne 2209 24Apr44 from Holme-on-Spalding Moor. On return the Halifax was shot down by an Intruder, crashing at 0420 near Welney, 7 miles SW of Downham Market, Norfolk. Those killed were taken to their home towns for burial. P/O D.R.Dibbins KIA Sgt G.N.Head KIA Sgt K.C.Oswald KIA Sgt J.G.Davenport KIA Sgt N.M.Harrison KIA F/S J.Anderson Inj “

I was fairly easy to find, so if the gentleman has internet access I’m sure he already knows this.

Steve

There was always a lot on there documenting dis-used airfields, something I find interesting – and many of the surviving relics are disappearing at old airfields.

Trespassing is a civil offence not a criminal one.

Breaking and entering is a criminal offence.

Taking something from the site, is of course stealing and is a criminal offence

If you refuse to leave when asked to by the police or the landowner, that becomes aggravated trespass and again is a criminal offence.

All those signs that ‘trespassers will be prosecuted’ are incorrect as trespassing is not something one can be prosecuted for. I wouldn’t want to be the one that tested that though!

I’ve no idea what would happen if you started walking round someone’s house after finding the door unlocked, but I bet it would fall under something other than trespassing! 🙂

Edit – You beat me to it VX!