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Old 4th November 2018, 12:33
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Crash Site

About 40 years ago I was doing the Pennine Way and I remember walking past this site. I was going North to South so this was near the end of a two week walk and those hills have a lot of downed aircraft on them.

Someone guided me to this website about this particular plane, a B29 that crashed 70 years ago. You can still see the wreckage on Google Earth about half a mile south of Bleaklow Hill summit.

This video is a very well produced and moving account from those who had the task of recovering the bodies of the crew. Particularly so at this time of year. It took me back to the walk when I just remembered a curious scattering of wreckage, but now see the terrible heart rending story behind it.

http://overexposed1948.com/
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