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Douglas C-47 42-108982

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On a transport flight from airfield B.44 at Poix; to the SW of Amiens, in France to Renfrew. The USAAF accident report recorded that the crash probably occurred around 09:00 on the 24th while the aircraft was flying in cloud.*

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Avro Lancaster

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from wikimedia commons, original author Alan Wilson.

The aircraft was flying from RAF Linton-on-Ouse and had earlier been carrying out bumps and circuits but the crew became tired of this and decided to fly around the local area. As it became dark the crew became disorientated and eventually ended up circling Glossop. The aircraft was observed flying into the hillside at 10:10pm.*

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Boeing B-29 44-61999

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By Joerg Spantzel - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52092530.

Flying with the 16th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 91st Reconnaissance Group of the 311th Air Division USAF. Crashed on 3rd November 1948 while on a flight from Scampton near Lincoln to Burtonwood near Warrington. The Aircraft was being flown through low cloud using instruments but the crew believing they had cleared the hill descended too early and struck the ground near Higher Shelf Stones.*

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Boulton Paul Defiant N3378

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public domain.RAF

 

Belonging to No.255 Squadron at RAF Hibaldstow in Lincolnshire it had been to RAF Turnhouse at Edinburgh and while returning crashed into Bleaklow on 29th August 1941.*

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Blackburn Botha W5103

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Image from the Charles Daniels Photo Collection album "British Aircraft.San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives.

Belonging to No7 FPP RAF, crashed on December 10th 1941 whilst on a ferry flight from Blackburn’s factory at Sherburn-in-Elmet near Leeds to Harwarden near Chester.  The pilot was flying above cloud but it is believed a headwind slowed his progress and thinking that he'd passed over the hills he descended too early.* 

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