Buster Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Does anyone remember or have information about a RAF airplane crash in the 50's which just missed Frecheville garage and came down in a field on the other side of Birley Moor road? I was a kid at the time and remember seeing some of the wreckage and a policeman standing guard. It may have been about '55 but I have not been able to find any details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Try searching the forum for 'frecheville'. I found a topic about war time Frecheville at: http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4025&highlight=Frecheville There are others too - good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowler Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 i would also be intrested inany information as a spent a few years livin in frecheville recently. Could you be more specific to where it landed/crashed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bostonaire Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 the plane crash youre talking about is the one i think that crash landed in the field just on the corner of silkstone crescent... towards the path that goes thru the field to birley spa school .my family used to live there and saw it all ..the pilot ejected to safety.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 Thanks for your help on this one Nitelife. Looks like you got it in one. It is great to hear that the pilot did escape safely as this was something I wasn't sure about. I remember being amazed that the plane came down on a small patch of clear land with houses on both sides of it. Any idea what year that was? Thanks also Geoff for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bostonaire Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 hi possibly very late 50#s or very early 60's ........not exactly sure ..ill ask my family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little malc Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 I seem to have a distant memory that it was a Meteor twin engined jet, can't remember any details though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowler Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Does anyone know if there's any pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bostonaire Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 im trying to gather more information from my family who saw it all ...ill get back to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted December 8, 2004 Author Share Posted December 8, 2004 There may have been a report in the newspaper I guess about this accident? I have a feeling that it was a Meteor also. Perhaps based at Finningley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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