crash site raf culmhead 1941

[stuart3009]

hi
It might be worth researching the local county police war diaries, usually held in the county record office
or the civil defence war diaries, ( used to be in the taunton record office )
Or 67MU records at the NA kew, ( they were the south west recovery unit )
They usually give a more accurate site location, as the official card was usually vague on location, unless it gave the wartime grid map reference
Cheers
Jerry

thanks for that info

 

[stuart3009]

does anyone know of a junkers plane crash that happened near raf culmhead

 

[Chets]

thanks for that info

Hi there, just talking with my father in law about what his fathers role during WW2, he was one of Churchill's GHQ Auxiliary Units around Wellington in Somerset. My Father in Law mentioned that his Dad went to/attended a "Spitfire" crash just outside Wellington in Hollywell Lake at Pinksmore Lane. If was reported that the pilot lost his life in the crash but Interestingly the pilot involved in this crash was Polish, maybe this is your Hurricane rather than the reported Spitfire? If you look on the maps Wellington is not far from the runway or The Merry Harriers ( pub not there now by the way, burnt down a few years ago). Hope this helps?

 

[stuart3009]

Hi mate

I think that's the spitfire it's z2913 come over near merry harriers pub

 

[Chets]

Hi mate

I think that's the spitfire it's z2913 come over near merry harriers pub

Yep could be. Time does confuse as we all know but Father in Law is absolutely certain on what his Dad told him - crash at Pinksmore Lane Hollywell Lake where a Polish pilot unfortunately lost his life.
Have you contacted Dunkeswell museum about the Junkers crash? I may be wrong but the last time I visited there on display were parts of WW2 German bomber that crashed near by? I can't remember if it was JU88 or HE111. Again hope this helps & apologies if I'm mistaken on this.

 

[stuart3009]

No don't u have helped a lot I've seen the field in which it crashed in but far too big to do metal detecting

 

[stuart3009]

Hi there, just talking with my father in law about what his fathers role during WW2, he was one of Churchill's GHQ Auxiliary Units around Wellington in Somerset. My Father in Law mentioned that his Dad went to/attended a "Spitfire" crash just outside Wellington in Hollywell Lake at Pinksmore Lane. If was reported that the pilot lost his life in the crash but Interestingly the pilot involved in this crash was Polish, maybe this is your Hurricane rather than the reported Spitfire? If you look on the maps Wellington is not far from the runway or The Merry Harriers ( pub not there now by the way, burnt down a few years ago). Hope this helps?

hi mate just going over my old replys and the crash your father had attended has he got any photos or anything coz ive managed to track down a relative of the pilot and would like to confirm that your father had attended the crash