2019

NT9411 : Pond south east of Wether Cairn

taken 5 years ago, 4 km NNW of Biddlestone, Northumberland, England

Pond south east of Wether Cairn
Pond south east of Wether Cairn
On 17th February 1945 a Halifax bomber, returning from an aborted mission to Germany, crashed on the heather-covered slopes of Wether Cairn. The following day, the injured sole survivor of the seven man crew, the 21 year old rear gunner, was found, by a local shepherd, staggering around the hillside in thick mist and suffering from shock, badly twisted ankles and hypothermia. He was taken down the hill to the shepherd's cottage at Puncherton and, after being treated by a doctor, he remained there for a few days before being taken by horse and cart to the nearest roadway where an RAF ambulance met him. The on-board bombs were eventually exploded by the recovery crew creating large craters in which a cluster of pools subsequently formed. This is one such pool (for other photos of this and other pools see Link Link Link Link and Link. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit LinkExternal link

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Geographical Context: Uplands Lakes, Wetland, Bog Moorland
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bomb Crater [6] · South East [5] · Pond South East of Wether Cairn [3] · Pools [3] · Hillside [2] Title Clusters: · Pond south east of Wether Cairn [3] ·
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NT9411, 34 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Geoff Holland   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 8 January, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 11 January, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 9433 1141 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:23.7963N 2:5.4642W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 9432 1139
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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