Wreckage of Blackburn Botha W5103 on Bleaklow
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First Officer Thomas William Rogers, Air Transport Auxiliary, was killed in the crash on 10 December 1941.
This was a new Blackburn Botha being delivered from the factory near Leeds, to RAF Hawarden, near Chester. The exact cause of the crash is unknown, the official report suggesting First Officer Rogers had encounterd cloud and flew on, trying to maintain visual contact with the ground.
Details from Pat Cunningham, Peakland Air Crashes – The North (2006).
Amazed that there are so many wreck sites on the hills, and most with a tragic story, thanks for sharing them.
This was a great site to visit , you can see it from the nearby Defiant site but lose sight of it on the walk down due to the groughs and hags that have to be worked through like a maze or assault course depending on your chosen method of approach .
Nice composition and colours – good to see the remains in the context of the landscape