USAAF C-47 42-108982 impact site, James’s Thorn, England.
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Peak District, Derbyshire.
Crew1st Lt G.L.JOHNSON USAAF
1st Lt E.W.BURNS USAAF
1st Lt B.W. IZLAR USAAF
Sgt T.R. McCROCKLIN USAAF
Sgt F.M MALONEY USAAF
Cpl G.R ALEXANDER USAAF
LAC J.D MAIN RAF
This was a fairly routine flight from Leicestershire to Glasgow, 24 July 1945. RAF Leading Aircraftman Main was a passenger.
There is a memorial at the crash site of RCAF Lancaster KB993, see
www.flickr.com/photos/maycontaintracesofnuts/3357501408/
In 2002 a family memorial to 1st Lt Burns USAAF was placed at this site, but it was vandalised within a year.
I dont recall this much being at the impact point last I visited > but memory can play tricks I suppose.:-)