My Grandad was a police sergeant and was one of the arresting officers who attended the crash. When the pilot was being taken off to hospital he handed gave his gloves to my Grandad. I still have the gloves.
Excellent video. I appreciate the respect you show to the young pilots on both sides who were doing their duty, and that you provide the information of what happened to them after.
Great video! Small parts of this Heinkel and one of the 10-30 schwimmvests (life vests) came up at auction near me about 2-3 years ago. I held the radio mast and the bullet holed and cut life vest, but sadly the auction price went way over my budget. I have good, clear photos of the auction items, plus a detailed story of this crash.
Seeing it my first thought was that it could be Townsend's section kill. The snow inspired the conclusion. As tot the fate of the airmen involved it invoked in me the phrase "Some were unlucky." Those words hide a myriad of emotions and such sadness.
Congratulations on producing an interesting and fascinating film. I particularly like the postscript description of what happened to the participants of the action.
I take it, you are referring to the country that is ironically air brushed out of ww2 history to the north of England in a war which was about enabling other countries to continue to exist?
‘………Unfortunate………..’ this plane and crew were coming to harm us!!! What makes that unfortunate? Sure human care offered to the crew but to describe this as an unfortunate Heinkel is ludicrous!! Bob England
We love these bewildering comments, we always get a few! OK, so in this instance we’re using the word unfortunate in the traditional sense, ie the Heinkel would have been fortunate if it had completed its mission without running into RAF fighters. The moment the fighters appeared, that description changes to unfortunate. The term has nothing to do with, and makes no judgement about, what the aircraft and crew were doing there at the time.
I wonder if the farm house lady came out from all the commotion, commented on the absolutely nippy weather, told the pilot he really need to be out there like this and worry about his fancy flying machine later, and invited the pilot in for a spot of tea. I wonder if the pilot thought he had not time for tea, he need to be hoofing it immediately as far away as possible before the local constable showed up.
My Grandad was a police sergeant and was one of the arresting officers who attended the crash. When the pilot was being taken off to hospital he handed gave his gloves to my Grandad. I still have the gloves.
Excellent video. I appreciate the respect you show to the young pilots on both sides who were doing their duty, and that you provide the information of what happened to them after.
Nice to see some different photos of this crash . Passed this area many a time .thanks for the vid and information.
Great video! Small parts of this Heinkel and one of the 10-30 schwimmvests (life vests) came up at auction near me about 2-3 years ago. I held the radio mast and the bullet holed and cut life vest, but sadly the auction price went way over my budget. I have good, clear photos of the auction items, plus a detailed story of this crash.
Seeing it my first thought was that it could be Townsend's section kill. The snow inspired the conclusion. As tot the fate of the airmen involved it invoked in me the phrase "Some were unlucky." Those words hide a myriad of emotions and such sadness.
Excellent work, thank you
Excellent video. Thanks for all your research and hard work.
Congratulations on producing an interesting and fascinating film. I particularly like the postscript description of what happened to the participants of the action.
Thank you for another most interesting video! Greetings from Germany.
Thank you. Excellent.
Incredibly interesting story. Thanks for you research and posting.
Wow. A great story and great research.
Very interesting indeed, quite sad too.
That "small" cottage was HUGE!
Fantastic, thank you.
Good job…. Very respectful
An excellent video.
Recognised it straight away, local to me
Lok at those holes made by MGs, when tho or mure bullets hit the same place, just like cannons shell.
Thank you
Not the first to be shot down in the UK though.
I take it, you are referring to the country that is ironically air brushed out of ww2 history to the north of England in a war which was about enabling other countries to continue to exist?
Great video. Keep up the good work.
‘………Unfortunate………..’ this plane and crew were coming to harm us!!! What makes that unfortunate? Sure human care offered to the crew but to describe this as an unfortunate Heinkel is ludicrous!!
Bob
England
We love these bewildering comments, we always get a few! OK, so in this instance we’re using the word unfortunate in the traditional sense, ie the Heinkel would have been fortunate if it had completed its mission without running into RAF fighters. The moment the fighters appeared, that description changes to unfortunate. The term has nothing to do with, and makes no judgement about, what the aircraft and crew were doing there at the time.
I wonder if the farm house lady came out from all the commotion, commented on the absolutely nippy weather, told the pilot he really need to be out there like this and worry about his fancy flying machine later, and invited the pilot in for a spot of tea. I wonder if the pilot thought he had not time for tea, he need to be hoofing it immediately as far away as possible before the local constable showed up.
Before the swastika became demonised!
Me: Looks like the 111 that came down at Whitby
Wingleader: It was the Whitby bomber
Me: KNEW IT!
Sure mate...