These self-taught “aviation archaeologists” document the sites, record the exact locations and, in some cases, contact survivors. Mark Weaver, Deseret News. It was a reminder, if we needed one, of the many sacrifices made for us by men we will never know. But I will have a look and add anything further I find. Of the latter, nearly 200 crash sites were relocated and identified. This Blog , in early stages of development , shows a variety of details regarding the crash sites and contain photographs that relate the crash sites and wreckage to thier enviroment .
The crash therefore probably happened during Yorktown´s working-up period in 1943. Some pieces of the plane’s aluminum skin had holes that Benkel said suggested it had been shot down by anti-aircraft fire. Aircraft Crash Sites : Navy F8U-1 Santa Rosa Mountains Unknown date and bureau number : Curtis C-46D Commando Kingman Army Airfield January 5, 1946: B-24J Liberator Humphreys Peak in San Francisco Peaks, Flagstaff September 15, 1944: UH-1D Iroquois (Huey) Santa Rita Mountains, AZ April 26, 1967 .
It was back then, during World War II, when an American effort crashed in these mountains near an area known as Flat Top. The WW2 Pacific Treasures of Kwajalein Lagoon by Dan Farnham Part 15: The “Giants of the Skies”, the PB2Y Coronado wrecks Aircraft wrecks, Contact, Interviews, WW2, WW2 Pacific Treasures, WW2 Wrecks This listing of aircraft crashes in Dorset has been compiled from many sources both official and amatuer.Notably, much information has come from CAA sources,and many of the aviation enthusiasts magazines including Air Britain,LAAS,British Aviation Review,Air Pictorial,Flypast etc.As may be expected,there is often conflicting information ,in particular regarding WW2 crashes.If you can add to … In all, there were three airplane crashes within a year and 30 miles of each other. The crash sites are divided into areas . One of the group members, Uwe Benkel, has a map that marks all of the air crash sites that they locate. Contact – it’s always good to hear from the relatives of those involved or people who recall these incidents and can add to the story. This marker was put in place to commemorate the lives and bravery of the nine men that died that day, as well as the single survivor, Wilbur Perez, who died in 2009 (see the story under "More Links" below). Hi Roy, I will take a look in the books I have, though unfortunately those detailing Luftwaffe crash sites mostly cover the earlier war years. The plane crashed back in 1973 for unknown reasons, although the leading culprit was an empty fuel tank. B-50 Superfortress Just Googling round, I found a query on a message board from 6 years ago where a query was posted. On our way down from PA411 we visited a P-38 crash site and the site of the 3 Hurricanes that also crashed on the Knarr. The crash site photos are arranged by the date the crash occurred. He also found the C-109 crash site from 1945. The plane was ferrying equipment for the war effort. WWII Fighter Plane Recovered: BIG PIC The Flat Top isn’t the only crash site. Unfortunately, the plane crashed into the side of Cape Lookout at about 900 feet in elevation. Crash landing of F6F-3, Number 30 of Fighting Squadron Two (VF-2), USS Enterprise, into the carrier’s port side 20mm gun gallery, 10 November 1943. Updated about 4 years ago.