Ely, Cambs, Harvard crash.
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Gerby,
This might be the crash you are looking for.
9th August 1951.Harvard 2B. FS892 .3FTS .Feltwell.
The a/c broke cloud, to avoid the cathederal the a/c stalled, crashed into St. Mary's Street, Ely, Cambs. Pilot killed plus one person on the ground.
Ciarain.
This might be the crash you are looking for.
9th August 1951.Harvard 2B. FS892 .3FTS .Feltwell.
The a/c broke cloud, to avoid the cathederal the a/c stalled, crashed into St. Mary's Street, Ely, Cambs. Pilot killed plus one person on the ground.
Ciarain.
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The Harvard clipped a roof on the South side of St Mary's Street and ended up across the road in Nice"s car showroom (Morris agents).
There was an extensive article with pictures in the "Ely Standard".
I can still visualise the scene as I saw it afterwards, don't recall any deaths but it is a long time ago.
p.s. I had forgotten about the poor lorry driver.
There was an extensive article with pictures in the "Ely Standard".
I can still visualise the scene as I saw it afterwards, don't recall any deaths but it is a long time ago.
p.s. I had forgotten about the poor lorry driver.
Last edited by Pom Pax; 3rd Dec 2008 at 01:09. Reason: Confusion in old age! Deleted facts that are obviouly wrong
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Harvard Crash in ELY
Pom Pax and Warmtoast
Many thanks for the extra information about the Harvard Crash in Ely. My wife's uncle showed me some photographs of the accident a little while a go, but have been unable up till now to get much information from the net.
My wife's grandfather (Mr Lane) took the photographs. He was a very well known local amature photographer and also took most of the photographs of the exploding railway trucks full of U.S.A.A.F. bombs in Soham.
Gerby.
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Many thanks for the extra information about the Harvard Crash in Ely. My wife's uncle showed me some photographs of the accident a little while a go, but have been unable up till now to get much information from the net.
My wife's grandfather (Mr Lane) took the photographs. He was a very well known local amature photographer and also took most of the photographs of the exploding railway trucks full of U.S.A.A.F. bombs in Soham.
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Harvard crash
HI
My dad was the student involved. he's still alive,he went on to fly with 111 squadron (The black arrows) as well as becoming a test pilot with Hawker Siddley.
My dad was the student involved. he's still alive,he went on to fly with 111 squadron (The black arrows) as well as becoming a test pilot with Hawker Siddley.
Sent the link to the former Mrs W who is Ely born and bred - and lives back there now. She was six at the time and remembers the accident well.
Last edited by Wander00; 11th Jul 2013 at 23:35. Reason: slightly unkind parenthetic comment removed
chris,
Can you ask your Dad to expand on the reason for the accident?
Can you ask your Dad to expand on the reason for the accident?
I had a friend in the RAF, Iain Aubrey-Rees, (sadly no longer with us) who knew of this incident because ISTR his step father Flt Lt A-R was involved on the periphery, maybe as Duty Instructor that day.
add a date to heading please!
