RN WW2 Hellcat wreckage found by grandson on Norwegian mountainside
WW2 wreckage found by grandson on Norwegian mountainside
The grandson of a World War Two fighter pilot has journeyed to the wreckage of the plane in which his grandfather died.
Royal Navy Commander Phil Richardson, from Hampshire, found the plane in Norway after footage of the site was posted on YouTube.
His grandfather Lt Cdr Ron Richardson died in a crash after his plane was hit during a daring raid on a German warship.
Flying his Grumman Hellcat Fighter Bomber, Lt Cdr Richardson's mission was to attack the battleship Tirpitz, the pride of the German Navy, that was mounting attacks on the Arctic convoys.
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Naval officer spots crash site of grandfather's missing Second World War plane on YouTube
The grandson of a British Second World War pilot has tracked down the wreckage of his grandfather’s plane on the Norwegian mountainside after footage of the crash site emerged on YouTube.
Royal Navy Commander Phil Richardson, from Hampshire, journeyed to Norway to locate the remains of the Flying Grumman Hellcat Fighter Bomber, which was hit during a daring raid on a German warship.
His grandfather Lt Cdr Ron Richardson was 27-years-old when he was sent on a mission to attack the battleship Tirpitz, the pride of the German Navy, that was mounting attacks on the Arctic convoys.
Although he was pronounced dead during the war, the wreckage of his hellcat fighter remained unknown up until now.
It was only after footage which identified a crash site 3,000ft up a remote mountain appeared on YouTube that Mr Richardson was able to pinpoint the exact coordinates of the aircraft's landing point.
A spell of warm weather also helped to expose the site, situated in a secluded area 500km inside the Arctic Circle.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/21/grandson-british-ww2-pilot-tracks-wreckage-grandfathers-plane/