Photo by Hitman69
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| Serial | 011476 |
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| Model | RB-29A |
| Status | Crashed |
| Comments | 03/11/1948 Took off at around 10.15 from RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire for Burtonwood USAF base, near Warrington, Lancashire, it was a routine flight with 2 other aircraft. When ‘Over Exposed!’ failed to arrive at Burtonwood, an air search was initiated and that afternoon the burning wreck was spotted high on the moors. All 13 men on board had been killed instantly when the aircraft flew into the high ground. Wreckage was found at the 2,007 feet (612 metre) Higher Shelf Stones, above Bleaklow, High Peak, near Glossop, Derbyshire |
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44-61999 | United States Army Air Force | 19/7/1945 | Left Fleet |
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44-61999 | United States Air Force | 18/9/1947 | Crashed |
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08/09/2025 - OFF - Hitman69 Higher Shelf Stones, High Peak, near Glossop |
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