ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172611
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Date: | Friday 18 May 1945 |
Time: | 22:10 |
Type: | Avro Lancaster Mk X |
Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
Registration: | KB993 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | James’ Thorn, close to Higher Shelf Stones, Bleaklow, Derbyshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire (HRT/EGXU) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative: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, Derbyshire. The aircraft was observed flying into the hillside at 10:10 pm. All the crew of six perished in the crash, although the rear gunner lived for a short while.
The demise of KB993 in May 18th 1945 was one of the first post World War 2 crashes on high ground, ten days after the end of hostilities. All six crew on board were killed. A memorial plaque stands near the crash site. The upper plaque reads;
“On the night of May 18th 1945 Avro Lancaster KB993 of Canadian 408 Squadron crashed at this place. The crew were flying circuits and bumps.
Pilot Anthony Arthur Clifford (Killed)
Flight Engineer Kenneth McIvor (Killed)
Bomb Aimer David Fehrman (Killed)
Wireless Operator Michael Cecil Cameron (Killed)
Air Gunner Clarence Halvorson (Killed)
Air Gunner Leslie Claude Hellekson (Killed)
Twenty seven days later 408 Goose Squadron Returned to Canada. There was no navigator on board because the crew should have been carrying out only circuits, a task which he would have had no part in. All six crew were buried at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey.
Old TV News reports (see below) have a video from 22 June 1995 on the memorial at James' Thorn in the Peak District for the crews of the Canadian Lancaster KB 993 that crashed 18 May 45 and the USAAF C-47 Skytrain 42-108982 that crashed on nearby Shelf Moor 24 July 45. The Lancaster pilots mother and other relatives flew in from Canada to attend the memorial service
Sources:
1.
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/peak-district/avro-lancaster-kb993-james-thorn/ 2.
http://peak-rambler.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/bleaklow-b29-and-lancaster-kb993.html 3.
http://aircrashsites.co.uk/air-crash-sites-5/memorial-to-rcaf-crew-of-crashed-lancaster-bomber-kb993-on-jamess-thorn/ 4.
http://peakwreckhunters.blogspot.co.uk/2007/04/lancaster-memorial-local-to-lancaster.html 5.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/19154 6.
http://www.wtdwhd.co.uk/peak%20district/Bleaklow.html 7.
https://trekstothewrecks.co.uk/product/bleaklow-3-wrecks-2/ 8.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleaklow_Bomber#Other_Bleaklow_air_crashes 9.
https://michaelmelvin.co.uk/glossopcirc.html 10.
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-683-lancaster-x-higher-shelf-stones-6-killed 11.
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=8496 Media:
Crews Of RCAF Avro Lancaster KB993 And USAAF C47 Skytrain 42-108982 © Peter Watson (WMR-19154)
A Memorial Stone to the crew of the Lancaster KB993 All 6 of the crew were killed 18th May 1945 location James's Thorn moorland above the Town of Glossop which can be seen top right of pic. The moorland to the left is Hurst Moor
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
31-Dec-2014 23:07 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
24-May-2015 20:52 |
Z. Zeeland |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
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