
Aircraft Wrecks: The Walker's Guide
Historic Crash sites on the Moors and Mountains of the British Isles
- 352 pages
- English
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Aircraft Wrecks: The Walker's Guide
Historic Crash sites on the Moors and Mountains of the British Isles
About this book
This book gives readers a direct link to crash sites that can be visited, with accurate grid references, site description and current photographs. It covers some 450 selected sites with emphasis given to those on open access land. The areas covered are: Southern England: Dartmoor and Exmoor 20 entries * Wales 120 entries * Isle of Man 20 entries Peak District 75 entries * Yorkshire Moors: Eastern 20 entries * Lake District 25 entriesPennines: East Lancashire & West Yorkshire * Scotland: Central and Southern 30 entriesScotland: Highlands & Islands * Ireland 20 entries Each area includes a preamble describing the local geography and historical notes. Individual site entries include exact location, details of the aircraft and crew and the circumstances of the loss.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Notes on visiting the sites in this book
- Chapter One - South-west Moors
- Chapter Two - Wales
- Chapter Three - The Peak District
- Chapter Four - The Pennines
- Chapter Five - Lake District
- Chapter Six - North Yorkshire Moors
- Chapter Seven - Isle of Man
- Chapter Eight - Scotland: Lowlands
- Chapter Nine - Scotland: The Highlands and Islands
- Chapter Ten - Ireland
- Appendix A - Passenger Lists
- Appendix B - Manufacturers’ Stamps
- Appendix C - Part Number Prefixes
- Appendix D - Air Crew Positions
- Appendix E - Aircraft Type Designations
- Bibliography
- Sources of Information
- Abbreviations