Bob_in_USA

Col, Thanks for the referral to the website on Pennine crashes. I was glued to it for about an hour. So many aircraft lost, along with so many lives, I had no idea. If anything does turn up on the Lodge Moor crash I'd be very interested. So where do you live, you mentioned living close-by? I should think it's still a very nice end of Sheffield, being close to some beautiful country. Late last year I brought some colleagues over and we stayed at a pub up at Bradwell. Had a super time and enjoyed the good beers, Stones Bitter was outstanding. Will do it again sometime. Regards, Bob

I've read all these contributions with real interest as I was 12 and living in Crosspool at the time. Enjoyed them a lot. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the one thing that sticks in my mind so vividly. And that was seeing all the people with bandaged heads the next day. It was like half the population, especially kids, were bandaged. And this was before all the immigration, so I know they really were bandages. This flying slate thing must have hurt a lot of people.

Col, I read your recent note which mentioned a jet which crashed at Lodge Moor with much interest. So I went and registered with the forum, and here I am. I was raised in Lodge Moor up to the age of ten perhaps, and was there when the crash happened. 'Been looking for some time on the internet for some reference to the event. It was an American F80 Shooting Star and crashed on to the hospital killing a woman, and the pilot I recall. We lived along Lodge Moor Road, at number 28, close to the hospital perimeter and the family was gathered in the back room. I remember the flash thru the curtains and the bang. And my father and a neighbour running out to help. F80's were prone to unreliability and underpowered with a single engine. Many were lost around that time. Anyway, I'll continue to read your forum. Perhaps someone else will remember the event, and it looks like a very good site anyway. Actually I got into it looking for data on Roman roads. Now I'm rambling. No pun intended.