Mk I Presentation Spitfire R7154 - is this what's left?

[LeffeBlonde]

I found a post from Doug from 2005 re the above spitfire.

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...stle-9979.html (Mk I Presentation Spitfire R7154 - Accrington, Church and Oswaldtwistle)

I was searching for details of a wreck I came across on a beach in Scotland recently. I never expected what I found out - fascinating! The Accrington, Church, Oswaldtwistle presentaton Spitfire made a crash landing on the beach at Sandwood Bay in 1942 and I reckon that what I found is the remains of the engine and prop - but would welcome some sort of confirmation.





The find was all the more fascinating because my wife's family is from Church and her parents may well have contributed to the fund.

I have e-mailed the RAF museum to see if anyone could confirm whether the remains look remotely like a Merlin engine but they have ignored me, I guess they have better things to do.

Any Merlin experts out there?

LeffeBlonde

[Bonnyboy]

If you have no luck finding out about the engine/prop etc, maybe the chaps on the PPRuNe forum could help.

It’s a Professional Pilot Forum. Not everyone that uses it is a pilot and you should get some feedback there, they seem a friendly bunch.

[WillowTheWhisp]

I thought the Accrington, Church, Oswaldtwistle presentaton Spitfire crashed in Ossy?

[Less]

[quote=LeffeBlonde;592280]
I was searching for details of a wreck I came across on a beach in Scotland recently. I never expected what I found out - fascinating! The Accrington, Church, Oswaldtwistle presentaton Spitfire made a crash landing on the beach at Sandwood Bay in 1942 and I reckon that what I found is the remains of the engine and prop - but would welcome some sort of confirmation.


The following people may be able to help and might appreciate a few details from you:-

Air Crash Sites Scotland

[LeffeBlonde]

[quote=Less;592989]

Originally Posted by LeffeBlonde

I was searching for details of a wreck I came across on a beach in Scotland recently. I never expected what I found out - fascinating! The Accrington, Church, Oswaldtwistle presentaton Spitfire made a crash landing on the beach at Sandwood Bay in 1942 and I reckon that what I found is the remains of the engine and prop - but would welcome some sort of confirmation.


The following people may be able to help and might appreciate a few details from you:-

Air Crash Sites Scotland

Thanks for that Less I have e-mailed Air Crash Sites Scotland. I'll keep you posted.

The Spitfire definitely crashed at Sandwood Bay. I think the Ossy reference was to a Blenheim.

Thanks for the replies.

[Retlaw]

Found two pictures relating to the Accrington, Church and Oswaldtwistle Spitfire. Chief Officer Crabtree, and 2nd in Command Officer McDowell.

Retlaw

[ossylass]

I have a vague memory back in the '40's of an aircraft propeller on the grassy bank on the left-hand side of the road from Clayton to Rishton - just further on than the paper mill, it was there for years - does anyone else remember it?