REMEMBERING THE BRAVE US NAVY PB4Y-1 B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER CRASH SITE • SOURTON, DARTMOOR

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  • Опубликовано: 25 ноя 2024

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  • @TedConingsby
    @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +12

    Ladies, gents and teddy bears… we hope you enjoyed this video. It must be so heart breaking for families and friends of these brave men. To count the aircraft out and have a less number on the return…
    Please remember to take care if you are visiting this site. If you need an extra helpful clue, the crash site is almost level with the end of Black-a-tor Copse.
    Are you planning to visit the site? What did you think of our video? Let us know in the comments…
    The Ted Coningsby channel “stream the present and remember our past”

  • @bobphillips2188
    @bobphillips2188 9 месяцев назад +6

    I have camped almost opposite this crash site many times, yet I didn't know about it until now. Having tracked all the crash sites on The Black Mountain, Carmarthen, and elsewhere, I am surprised I didn't know about this one. They are very affecting I find. The RCAF Wellington site on the southern dip slopes of Black Mountain, yet quite near the top pf a minor summit, has a modest plaque, left to commemorate the one and only visit by one of the crews' relatives. It must be almost incredible, to stand amidst the wreckage where a husband/father/sibling and so on died. They must imagine their relative's blood, and worse, scattered about the place, like the metal strewn all over. I guess one small comfort must be knowing that no one suffered for long, the impact obviously terrific. Thanks for this wee film; I no longer live anywhere near this place, but one day, when visiting the SW, I will seek it out. Cheers, and keep up all your much appreciated efforts (-:)~

  • @colinbracher405
    @colinbracher405 9 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for going to this crash site. A place I can never get too as leg disabled and need a Disabled Mobility Scooter. A very moving film. I was surprised as to how much of the wreckage is still on the moor. We remember them.

  • @moreheff
    @moreheff 9 месяцев назад +3

    Beautifully done Ted and Nikos. Lest We Forget 💜

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +3

      Thank you
      LEST WE FORGET

  • @alixakablackcat3739
    @alixakablackcat3739 9 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you Teddi for doing this tribute. For when my uncle flew the planes for the Air Force I just imagine how happy he was doing it but when a one of our planes go down we all get effected for they worked for our country. RIP for those who lost their lives who flew fought for their country including the USA. We'll never forget.
    Ty again Teddi 😢🌹👍

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +3

      Thanks very much. When you see a number of planes depart and not have the same number return must be a very deep feeling of loss. They fought for freedom, our freedom 🩵🇺🇸

  • @vickywassell4312
    @vickywassell4312 9 месяцев назад +3

    Really nicely made, poignant video Ted. Thank you for getting this fantastic footage for us to see. Lest We Forget.

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks Vicky
      Lest we forget

  • @craiglizt8074
    @craiglizt8074 9 месяцев назад +2

    A somber journey that I am glad you shared with us. A big salute to these men, for their service, and their dedication. The blowing wind in the video is fitting…I’m glad you didn’t edit that out.

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you very much
      LEST WE FORGET

  • @EdwardCoates-zk2ug
    @EdwardCoates-zk2ug 9 месяцев назад +4

    This story and well explained infromation Nikos of how to get to the B24 Liberator crash site on Dartmoor is a fitting tribute to those airmen lost, never forget.

  • @sallycullum6034
    @sallycullum6034 9 месяцев назад +2

    ❤beautiful work ted and lest we forget them ❤❤

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks Sally LEST WE FORGET

  • @Thomas-fr8nx
    @Thomas-fr8nx 9 месяцев назад +4

    Thanks for that very informative video tour and tribute to those who sacrificed for us 80 years ago.

  • @wendyfenton5656
    @wendyfenton5656 9 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you for a fitting tribute. Will make the trip to pay our respects when the weather improves. Lovely footage of our beloved Dartmoor too ❤

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks so much Wendy. Please take care out there

  • @debbiebrooks2716
    @debbiebrooks2716 9 месяцев назад +3

    That was very moving thanks Nikos and Ted for showing how to get to where the crash site is what a shame that is all the is left but it is very peaceful. What a lovely day. Lots of love to you all, Nikos, Ted, Claire Bear and Kimberley hope you had a lovely holiday.

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +1

      Oii Oii Debbie thank you very much. It was hard going but we found it with lots of planning and using the right navigation tools.

  • @Bex22
    @Bex22 9 месяцев назад +6

    Outstanding job Nikos 👏🏻 What a terrific commemoration to honour the fallen. I love the map reading instructions with coordinates at the start too. Ted’s little legs must’ve taken a while to climb all that way across Dartmoor and up the steep climb to the memorial stone. Thank you!

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you so much Bex. Nikos is very good with maps and compass reading. We got there safely and it was a little bit challenging at times. The terrain can be very harsh at times and some judgment with care needs to be taken at all times. Yes, their one step is 20 for me.

  • @annebynon
    @annebynon 9 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks for posting this Nikos and Ted. Very poignant and atmospheric. I'm amazed there is still parts of the aircraft still there, slowly becoming one with the earth. I'm glad Ted was able to make it up to the memorial stone. The map reading instructions were a good idea also. Dartmoor is an easy place to get lost in if you are not familiar with it.

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +1

      Oii Oii Anne, Nikos is very good with Dartmoor and is very familiar with it and it’s harsh weather system. It is an easy place to get lost. Thank you very much for your kind words

  • @OneFlyingLap
    @OneFlyingLap 9 месяцев назад +4

    Incredible, well done and thank you for bring this to your audience, having been to this crash site and others it’s always a strange sense and feeling but important not to forget the sacrifices made that so many take for granted. All the best 👍💪

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +2

      We shall remember them

    • @OneFlyingLap
      @OneFlyingLap 9 месяцев назад

      @@TedConingsby amen to that, I do a lot for help for heroes, the wings appeal and the poppy appeal so what you’ve done here means a lot. All the best 👍💪

  • @Anduth69
    @Anduth69 9 месяцев назад +5

    Thank you so much for taking the time to visit this site and honour that brave US Navy crew Nikos. I watched in Silence and very much appreciated the quiet during the filming of the wreckage.
    You, Sir, are a truly class act showing here a more tender and considerate side to your character from the excitement and noise of a Quick Climb Friday.
    Ted Conningsby members salute you and Ted 🫡

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +2

      Oii Oii Andy thank you so much for your kind words

  • @scotm2250
    @scotm2250 9 месяцев назад +1

    Excellent. I think I could follow Ted anywhere.

  • @kylobear7991
    @kylobear7991 9 месяцев назад +3

    Wow! Thanks for the tribute to the armed forces who sacrificed a lot! Never forgotten!

  • @paulburrows4590
    @paulburrows4590 9 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks again for remembering the fallen Ted x,immaculate and respectful as always x

  • @selwynowen1877
    @selwynowen1877 9 месяцев назад +3

    Nice work and thank you Nikos. We have our own memorial in Freckleton (adjoined to Warton) where a B-24 Liberator crashed onto a school in Freckleton in August 1944 during a test flight out of Warton. All three crew and 58 people on the ground, including 38 children, were killed. It is still remembered every year.

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +1

      Oii oiii Selwyn Owen thank you for your kind words. We will look into the details about the B-24 Freckleton crash. Very sad

  • @margobaxter8344
    @margobaxter8344 9 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you Ted, for bringing TCS & the world, these wonderful & insightful videos ❤.

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you so much Margo for the super thanks. We stream the present and remember our past

  • @PerezMapManBush
    @PerezMapManBush 9 месяцев назад +1

    Fantastic video 👏🏼

  • @colinpattison220
    @colinpattison220 9 месяцев назад +3

    Well done Ted & Nikos.
    Both beautifully and respectfully done, wonderful video. After a long day at work, to come home and see this, very poignant and puts things into perspective. Those brave 10 souls who gave their lives.
    Lest we forget

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks Colin
      Lest we forget

  • @BabsR
    @BabsR 9 месяцев назад +2

    Very moving, thank you so much

  • @margobaxter8344
    @margobaxter8344 9 месяцев назад +2

    Very sad, the elements caused such a tragedy. Thank you for an informative video Ted.

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks Margo

    • @margobaxter8344
      @margobaxter8344 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@TedConingsbyit's a brilliant video. Love the "lost" series, thank you. Would love to visit more in Scotland too. ❤

  • @ellesee7079
    @ellesee7079 9 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful tribute. Lest we forget.

  • @captaina8697
    @captaina8697 9 месяцев назад +2

    Great video Nikos, very informative on both the orienteering and the history 🫡

  • @BRUNO1974
    @BRUNO1974 9 месяцев назад +1

    Nice one it’s good to remember ❤️🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸

  • @GingerBailey-is1jx
    @GingerBailey-is1jx 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you so much Julian for the super thanks.

  • @paulashettlesworth7601
    @paulashettlesworth7601 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you so much for this video

  • @simonrichardson5077
    @simonrichardson5077 9 месяцев назад +1

    Nice work,thanks

  • @kylobear7991
    @kylobear7991 9 месяцев назад +1

    Very precise directions

  • @jmalloy2202
    @jmalloy2202 9 месяцев назад +1

    Well done for explaining the basic how to use a compass, will be surprised how many people don’t know how to use a compass.😊👍

  • @Bex22
    @Bex22 9 месяцев назад +1

    Top work in every way Nikos and Ted. One of the best videos you’ve ever made 🫡

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +1

      Oii Oii Bex thank you so much for the super thanks and your comment. That’s great to hear

  • @GingerBailey-is1jx
    @GingerBailey-is1jx 9 месяцев назад +1

    Another great video thanks Nikos……with the help of Ted’s map reading skills..😂

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you so much Julian

  • @T_K_Photographer
    @T_K_Photographer 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thx Nikos and Ted 🫡🫡🙏

  • @guyewen2604
    @guyewen2604 9 месяцев назад +1

    To imagine that day all those years ago 🙏

  • @angbaker8549
    @angbaker8549 9 месяцев назад

    Beautifully and sensitively done, thank you Nikos and Ted

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +1

      Oii Oii Anne thank you so much

  • @alangates5634
    @alangates5634 9 месяцев назад +1

    respect

  • @RubyCampbell-tw5jx
    @RubyCampbell-tw5jx 9 месяцев назад +1

    First!!! ❤ This is so cool, but so sad 😢.

  • @ColinBooth-z6i
    @ColinBooth-z6i 9 месяцев назад +1

    Nice scenery ❤ so sad

  • @TorontoChannel
    @TorontoChannel Месяц назад

    I've visited a Douglas A-26 Invader crash site in Sorn which is fairly local to where I live in Ayrshire. A full rubber tyre still exists there as if it were made yesterday.😑

  • @davidprosser8288
    @davidprosser8288 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the history Nikos Ted and Claire there was a Lancaster went down near where I live and has a RAF memorial in place in Old Edlington near Doncaster I'd love to know more about it but google don't give much history to it

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  8 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks David. If you know the serial number we can do some research on this.

  • @edutaimentcartoys
    @edutaimentcartoys 9 месяцев назад

    nice video

  • @eddbutcher
    @eddbutcher 9 месяцев назад +1

    Rest in peace poor souls.

  • @theresahodoba77
    @theresahodoba77 9 месяцев назад +1

    ❤❤

  • @ssimonoxenham5066
    @ssimonoxenham5066 9 месяцев назад

    I used to live in Plymouth and went all over Dartmoor as a kid and did my bronze silver and gold D of E and now live near Dunkerswell , did you visit Yelverton and its old airbase now grassland other than the bomb shelters.

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад +2

      Nikos’ fave holiday destination is Dartmoor and of course, you’ll see that tomorrow video is our Lost Airfield episode 3 which is RAF Harrowbeer, in Yelverton

  • @paulfuller7409
    @paulfuller7409 9 месяцев назад

    Very interesting

  • @JasonElser
    @JasonElser 2 месяца назад

    Hard thing to think about. Not making it home...

  • @paulmhennings6158
    @paulmhennings6158 9 месяцев назад +1

  • @IanWright72
    @IanWright72 9 месяцев назад +1

    Lest we forget thanks for sharing @ Nikos and Ted Coningsby

  • @karenhoward6435
    @karenhoward6435 9 месяцев назад +1

  • @davidbinch2859
    @davidbinch2859 9 месяцев назад +1

  • @bueshirt
    @bueshirt 9 месяцев назад

    There is the recage of a B-29 in the Peak District.

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  9 месяцев назад

      An old but gold TCS archive of the B-29 ruclips.net/video/iSKLE95s4xs/видео.htmlsi=4xuMppeXM4YWTAP2

  • @dartmoordave
    @dartmoordave 8 месяцев назад

    Pretty typical of the conservationists. I dont see them out with picks and shovels digging up all the massive shells that battleships fired onto Dartmoor from Plymouth Sound. That must have been some sight for the villages en route.