Shes also interested in history, writing, photography and cooking. Bleaklow Walk From Snake Pass and The Plane Crash Site Superb light on that lead shot Ian , it really brings out the red of the poppy, poignant considering what happened in Scotland yesterday. There are at least 8 crash sites on Bleaklow, depending on how you define its boundaries. The memorial at the B-29 crash site B-29 Crash Site Walk. finally got to have a walk up there today a very solam place indeed directions were spot on. Although the Aircraft Wreck Site posts have thankfully been removed (see below), there are a few with the white arrow on a black background remaining. There is no reason to suspect they are there is you don't know that they are. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/23802253@N07] Lol, thanks for that Jason. Side note on the weekend's revisit of Tintwistle Knarr crash sites: some of them seem to have been "decorated" with assorted irrelevant crap, as you can see in the pics. It was time to turn back and return to the trail down from Bleaklow. You may wonder how to find good walking routes, well Paul Taylor has this covered in his comprehensive article. Defiant Mk.I N3378 of No.255 Sqn RAF crashed at Near Bleaklow Stones on the 29th August 1941. In 1948 there Was no Radar Altimeter so the Radar operator likely had not much to do on this flight. . It sounds like you followed the Pennine Way a bit too far. Ours has been great value. Beautifully composed but how sad that these young airmen lost their lives in such a tragic way. I had an amazing birthday walking experience with stunning views and rugged terrain with great company but we needed to get back to the car because there was more planned for later in the day. Interesting light on the poppy, with it being only partly lit by the rising sun might represent the untimely death of these two airmen. At the risk of sounding paternalistic, Id advise those dressed for the pub and without map and compass against it. The aircraft was on a routine daytime flight with two other aircraft, leaving RAF Scampton near Lincoln at about 10:15 and heading to the US Air Force base at Burtonwood near Warrington. This was a first for us since most of our walks at snake pass have been lower in the valley or on the northern side on Kinder Scout, so now weve experienced more of this area Im certainly interested in a return visit and possibly hiking up from the other side at. I still find it fairly surprising there is one of you doing this, let alone a small armybut the world is a richer place for it, great way to bring history to life. Bleaklow is a high, largely peat-covered, gritstone moorland in the Derbyshire High Peak near the town of Glossop. The peat bogs looked even more watery than before and the little waterfalls in the valleys were more picturesque. I still would like that. Was nice to pay my respects. He left a wife and 2 Sons. Given the duration hed be in a carrier some of the way. looks a very bare and lonely place to hit. Since the photographs shown above were taken in 1999 the site has changed considerably, it was noticeably different in 2003 but the difference now is even more marked. It was a routine flight with 2 other aircraft, the RB29 carrying USAF wages among other things. All these flyers were likely WW2 VETS who had much experience with very serious, difficult flights. There is also a poignancy to this walk as it visits an aircraft crash site which claimed 13 lives. It also states there would have been a fairly strong head wind, quartering in. Went today walked inland from the lay by on the road, walked following all the posts qith arrows on them, right up into the moorland, went in every direction for hours, couldnt find the place no where, we were out there over 3 hours to it and looking around but couldnt find it . View on Bing maps using Ordnance Survey mapping. In fact, it gets me out of the house to be honest, as Paul has said, takes us tramping all over the place and coming back to these isolated spots in different weathers and at different times of year (good point Ang!) Here the PW heads north. Range 3250 miles. Looking for aircraft wreck site coordinates in Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and the rest of the Midlands, The Peak District, Yorkshire Moors, Snowdonia, Lake District, Trough of Bowland, Brecon Beacons or Shropshire? Flight Lieutenant Adam Sanders. Bleaklow is a high peat covered, gritstone plateau North of Kinder Scout and is the second highest point in Derbyshire. Devil's Dike. History (scroll down for notes on visiting the crash site and moving on to other crash sites on Bleaklow). The Bleaklow Bomber was a US Air Force (USAF) Boeing RB-29A Superfortress that crashed near Higher Shelf Stones on Bleaklow in the Peak District in 1948. Accident Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1476, 30 Jan 1939 - Aviation Safety Reliable GPS coordinates and open discussion from Mat, Pat and Sean. Technical Sergeant Saul R. Banks From the Higher Shelf Stones trig point, walk east to visit the B29 Superfortress crash site (grid reference SK 09063 94874).It's a well-trodden route, although you might need to bear right or left to avoid the mud!
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