EDMONTON - 1938 Plane Crash (Movietone News)

PIGGIE58

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An RAF Plane Crashed on Dunholme Lane in Edmonton on 3rd September 1938. My Dad's Cousin George Howard was Having His Wedding Reception in One of the Houses in Dunholme Lane. 11 People were Killed, but none of the Wedding Guests were Killed or Injured. See also "EDMONTON - 1938 Air Crash (Pathe)". This Film has no Sound.

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chris kent 7 years ago

hi my mum was 12 when this happened and talks about it often. thanks for sharing it has made her day as she can now put a bit more detail to it- she thought she might have imagined it!!

ben weald 10 years ago

i have often looked at the memorial for this as it isnear where my dad is buried nd often thought about writing a book , i have never seen footage of this thanku so much

jim Letch 2 years ago

I am very proud of my two uncles  James & Edward who gave their lives trying to save the Pilot

troglodyte3344 8 years ago

amazing that area of edmonton hasn't changed much since I lived there until 2001. Never knew those houses were built that long ago.

MrTrefrog 7 years ago

Here I am looking for Dunholme Lane in Edmonton, CANADA! There's an Edmonton in the UK as well! There's an Edmonton county in Kentucky USA, too.

Roger Howard 2 years ago

Hi Piggie58. Thanks for posting this, albeit a long time ago. It was my parents George and Mable Howard who were having their wedding reception in the garden of my grandparents in South Eastern Avenue close by when the plane came down. They often talked about it. How to spoil your wedding day!! They said they just heard a bang but didn’t realise what it was until a little later when the ambulances and fire engines arrived. One newspaper ran a fictional story of my mother in her wedding dress taking part in the rescue. Which of my father’s cousins was your Dad?

nigel musgrove 5 years ago

my Brother and i have great interest in this tragedy.

Peter Johnson 7 years ago

I was 4 years old at the time, just come out of Sunday school, arrived home in Bulwer Road when we heard that a plane had crashed. My elder brother Eric took me onto the council estate to see the house burning. At this tender age you don't take it all in. I'm now 79 years of age and still got a vivid memory

JDherts 10 years ago

My father was a young boy in 1938 but he remembers this happening and has often spoke of it

RAGNAR BLOODEAGLE 7 years ago

Sadly so many people lost their lives in this awful incident, my grandfather lost his life along with the 2 brothers who tried to get the pilot out but were all badly burned or killed when the tank exploded, my grandfather was so badly burned he did not survive for long. Memories of my mum (his daughter) telling me this story as a child & how intrigued i was, from official accounts the pilot was way off course & showing off to his girlfriend, if anyone has any info please feel free to comment.