Hi all,
I was in the vicinity of the crash site at Askill in Donegal, Ireland
recently. It is a remote area with only a few houses on a very narrow
road in the country side. I was looking for the site when I met an
old lady nearby. I asked her about her memories and she said that she
remembers the story her parents told her of the crash. She said that
a member of the crew bailed out and landed close by. I would assume
therefore that the plane remained intact until the impact with the
ground. She pointed me in the direction of the crash site. Whilst I
was unable to access the field I would suggest that it was between
1/3 and 1/2 a mile from lough melvin. This would probably mean that
none of the aircraft remains in the lake and probably nothing was
located there in the first place. I haven't had a chance to review
the relevant file in the Irish military archives but may do so at the
next available opportunity. The old lady brought me to a hedge row
and showed me a tube about 4 feet long and 4 inches in diameter which
she said came from the aircraft. I was unable to identify it as part
of an aircraft.

regards,

Michael Coughlan


Michael Coughlan.