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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4736  
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We had some hill fires recently that burnt all the heather from the hills. However around the immediate area of a WW2 crashed aircraft site the heather did not burn. Just one of those things...
 Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge The above is where they came in.They were much too low in bad weather and were in the wrong place. Thought they were still over water when they hit the hill side. Click image to enlarge The above shows how low they were. Click image to enlarge Part of the surrounding area. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge The above shows the only green and heather on the hillside is at the crash site. Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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27th Jun 2011 2:58pm |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328 
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Very humbling pics
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27th Jun 2011 3:15pm |
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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3709 
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130's have feeling's as well you know  |
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27th Jun 2011 10:56pm |
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| discocuzzy Member Since: 16 Jul 2008 Location: surrey Posts: 1200 
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I didnt realise they had north face rucksacks in 1941
 You cannot teach stupid people to do clever things |
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27th Jun 2011 11:48pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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A Wellington hit some large, mature trees which were on top of the few bits of higher ground not too far away from here. Pieces of the aircraft including a large piece of tailplane remained embedded in one of the trees until the tree came down in I think the late '70's. It's now in a local museum and still has some of the fabric covering and paint intact. Steve. Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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28th Jun 2011 7:52am |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4736
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Karrimor 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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28th Jun 2011 8:50am |
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| DefenderOfTheEarth Member Since: 09 Nov 2010 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1304 
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Just kayaked past a major D Day Landing site on the river Fal - a HUGE number of troops gathered and left under the cover of the trees then crossed the Channel. What a grim thing to have to do.
Great pics Spud - sad though. Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion. |
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28th Jun 2011 8:52am |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4736
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There is another site on a hillside in the south of the county and part of the fuselage is still there. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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28th Jun 2011 8:54am |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4736
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They started digging for this early this morning.
http://www.inishowennews.com/011Spitefire292.htm . 1982 88" 2.25 diesel 1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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28th Jun 2011 11:09am |
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