Allied – Lockheed PV 1 Ventura AE876

A bomber belonging to the 464 Squadron located at Feltwell, a Lockheed Ventura, made a crash landing on the 22nd of January, 1942. The landing was somewhat odd. At 12:20 hours, the aircraft, which was flown by one of the four Sergeants who were on board, was returning somewhat shot up from a raid on Maupertius Airfield near Cherbourg, where it had been severely damaged by flak during the mission.

As they struggled to make their way back to a nearby airport at Lee on Solent that was big enough to handle them, the port engine was the only one that was still operational. However, because of an unexpected turn of events, they were compelled to make an early forced landing in a field close to Quarr Abbey on the way to Elanor’s Grove.

Note: All images are merely representative of the aircraft and not specific.

• All images are of similar aircraft and not the specific plane in question
• Wight Air Wrecks – A T Gilliam ISBN 0-7524-2376-2
• Battle in the Skies – H J Leal (IWCP)