Meltham bomber crash mystery; NOTES.(Features) From: Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) | Date: April 5, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

"I HAVE a vivid memory of an American Flying Fortress bomber aircraft crashing just about halfway along the hill behind my house," wrote Meltham reader Mr John Howarth in a letter to the Examiner.

"The timing of this event was either just before the Second World War or shortly after the end of the war.

"The memory is most vivid because I, along with many others, toiled our weary way to the wreck site some few days following the event. In fact I accompanied ou...

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