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By: 6th September 2019 at 15:29 Permalink
-https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/17874890.us-military-dig-field-essex-find-missing-airman/
By: 6th September 2019 at 15:40 Permalink
-I've seen elsewhere somewhere that the site is visible from the M11, so I'd guess quite close to Stansted. Beyond that, sorry, no idea.
Adrian
By: 6th September 2019 at 16:07 Permalink
-Cheers Adrian, just wondered that was all, looks like it went in fairly low if they managed to scamble out
By: 6th September 2019 at 21:09 Permalink - Edited 6th September 2019 at 21:19
-42-95814 “Susanne” K9-T 494th Plane crashed on take-off. Bombs exploded & men killed by blast. Crashed 5 miles south-south-east of Stansted on 4/6/44 a mission to bomb the bridge at Courcelles-sur-Seine. The aircraft exploded. Salvaged the same day by the 74th Air Service Squadron.
1st Lt. John V Pikula , Pilot
2nd Lt. George E Lyons Co-Pilot
S/Sgt. John A. Strauss, Bomb/Nav.
S/Sgt. G L Blosser Radio/Gun
S/Sgt. H G Mooney , Eng/Gun
S/Sgt. Boyd Pauling Tailgunner
This site is well known to locals and has been subject over the years to Nighthawking by metal detectorists, several years ago a nighthawker tried to dig a large object that was located using metal detecting equipment and succeeded in finding a Roman Lead Coffin (now on display at Harlow museum) A lot of surface fragments from the aircraft are rumoured to have been removed over the years too.
By: 7th September 2019 at 13:31 Permalink
-Thank you Denis for the info I do hope they do manage to find a small piece to confirm. RIP Sirs
By: 7th September 2019 at 17:07 Permalink - Edited 7th September 2019 at 17:08
-4 Survived, 1 Interred and then Buried Kentucky, one on the "Wall of Missing" Camberley
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By: Trolly Aux - 6th September 2019 at 15:27 - Edited 6th September 2019 at 15:27
Anyone know which aircraft and where I know its a B26 from Stansted
https://www.itv.com/news/2019-09-02/...ng-ww2-airman/